Magni Chiara, Chellini Elisa, Zanasi Alessandro
UO Pneumologia, S, Orsola-Malpighi, Bologna.
Multidiscip Respir Med. 2010 Apr 30;5(2):99-103. doi: 10.1186/2049-6958-5-2-99.
Chronic cough has been reported to be the fifth most common complaint seen by primary care physicians in the world, the third in Italy. Chronic cough in non-smoking, non-treated with ACE-inhibitor adults with normal chest radiogram could be a symptom of asthma and can be sub-classified into: cough-variant asthma, atopic cough, and eosinophilic bronchitis. This review discusses the differential diagnosis of these three disorders.
据报道，慢性咳嗽是世界上初级保健医生接诊的第五大常见病症，在意大利则是第三大常见病症。在不吸烟、未使用血管紧张素转换酶抑制剂治疗且胸部X光片正常的成年人中，慢性咳嗽可能是哮喘的症状，可细分为：咳嗽变异性哮喘、特应性咳嗽和嗜酸性粒细胞性支气管炎。本文综述讨论了这三种病症的鉴别诊断。
