Akers S M, Bartter T C, Pratter M R
Division of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, University of Medicine and Dentistry, New Jersey/Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Camden.
Chest. 1992 Mar;101(3):853-4. doi: 10.1378/chest.101.3.853.
A patient presented with a cough of three months' duration as the sole manifestation of mediastinal Hodgkin's disease. Systematic evaluation resulted in prompt diagnosis and specific successful treatment of both the Hodgkin's disease and the cough. This case emphasizes that specific therapy based upon an accurate diagnosis almost always results in effective treatment of chronic cough.
一名患者以持续三个月的咳嗽为纵隔霍奇金病的唯一表现。系统评估促使对霍奇金病和咳嗽都做出了迅速诊断并进行了成功的特异性治疗。该病例强调,基于准确诊断的特异性治疗几乎总能有效治疗慢性咳嗽。