Fontana G A, Pistolesi M
Dipartimento di Area Critica Medico Chirurgica, Sezione di Medicina Respiratoria, Università di Firenze, Viale G B Morgani, 85 50134 Firenze, Italy.
Thorax. 2003 Dec;58(12):1092-5. doi: 10.1136/thorax.58.12.1092.
The pathogenesis and clinical features of gastro-oesophageal reflux related cough are complex and the diagnostic tests available are of limited reliability. Treatment needs to be tailored to the specific needs of individual patients and other possible causes of chronic cough should be investigated. Treatment should only be considered to have failed when cough persists after administration of proton pump inhibitors at an adequate dosage for a sufficient length of time.
胃食管反流相关性咳嗽的发病机制和临床特征较为复杂,现有的诊断测试可靠性有限。治疗需要根据个体患者的具体需求进行调整,并且应调查慢性咳嗽的其他可能病因。只有在给予足够剂量的质子泵抑制剂并持续足够长的时间后咳嗽仍持续存在时,才应认为治疗失败。