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Cough: Excerpt from A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis

Acute


Viral upper respiratory infection
   Pharyngitis
   Rhinitis
   Tracheobronchitis
   Bronchiolitis
   Serous otitis
Gastroesophageal reflux
Bacterial and other infections
   Tracheobronchitis
Bordetella pertussis

   Sinusitis, especially maxillary
   Otitis media or externa
   Pneumonia
   Lung abscess
Asthma
Inhalation of irritants (environmental, occupational)
   Smoke/smog
   Noxious fumes
   Extremely hot or cold air
Pulmonary edema
Pulmonary embolism
Aspiration pneumonitis
Foreign body inhalation
Laryngeal inflammation
External or middle ear disease
Acute pleural, pericardial, mediastinal, or diaphragmatic inflammation

Chronic


(May have more than one etiology)
Postnasal drip syndrome
   Chronic bacterial sinusitis
   Perennial nonallergic rhinitis
   Perennial or seasonal allergic rhinitis
   Vasomotor rhinitis
   Postinfectious rhinitis
   Allergic fungal sinusitis
   Nonallergic rhinitis
       Medication abuse (legal or illegal)
       Environmental irritants
       Pregnancy
Asthma
Gastroesophageal reflux
Bronchiectasis
Neoplasms (especially endobronchial or laryngeal), malignant and benign
Lung abscess
Interstitial lung disease
Recurrent aspiration
   Hiatal hernia
   Achalasia
Drug-induced
   Angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors
   Beta blockers, selective and nonselective
   Amiodarone
Chronic pulmonary edema
Mitral stenosis
Chronic laryngeal inflammation or tumor
Chronic pneumonia, especially tuberculous and fungal
Cystic fibrosis
External and middle-ear disease, chronic
Miscellaneous
   Bronchogenic/mediastinal cyst
   Zenker's diverticulum
   Aortic aneurysm
   Irritation of vagal afferent nerve
   Osteophytes
   Pacemaker wires
   Chronic pleural, pericardial, mediastinal, or diaphragmatic inflammation
Psychogenic/habit cough

References


1. See Bibliography, 4.
2. Braman SS, Corrao WM: Cough: Differential Diagnosis and Treatment. Clin Chest Med   8:177, 1987.
3. Thompson BT, Kazemi H: Pulmonary Problems, p. 168. See Bibliography, 1.

Book Source Details

  • Book Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
  • Author(s): Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
  • Year of Publication: 1999
  • Copyright Details: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis, Copyright © 1999 Lippincott Williams & Wilkins.

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Title: A Pocket Manual of Differential Diagnosis
Authors: Stephen N. Adler, Dianne B. Gasbarra
Publisher: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins
Copyright: 1999
ISBN: 0-78171-943-7

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