UNDERSTANDING CAUSES OF SUB-ACUTE COUGH IN COMMUNITY – A CLINICO-PATHOLOGICAL RESEARCH
Journal Title: GJRA-Global Journal For Research Analysis - Year 2018, Vol 7, Issue 2
Abstract
Cough is one of the most common complaints of patients seeking medical attention. A number of patients attend our OPD for complaint of Sub acute cough lasting 3-8 weeks. Majority of such cough are due to Ear, Nose and Throat pathologies. This study aims to evaluate the Otorhinolaryngology causes of Cough in these patients. Inammation of Sinuses (Acute/Subacute) and Gastro-oesophageal reux disorder (Reux) form a bulk of cases presenting with Sub-acute cough in community. Clinicians need to maintain a high degree of suspicion for these two most common entities in cough patients not responding to conventional line of management.
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Dr Rajamani Santhosh Kumar
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