Doğan Mülazımoğlu Deniz, Kayacan Oya
Department of Chest Diseases, Faculty of Medicine, Ankara University, Ankara, Turkey.
Tuberk Toraks. 2017 Sep;65(3):227-236. doi: 10.5578/tt.57253.
Chronic cough, that 10-38% outpatients have, is an important cause of morbidity and mortality. This symptom can be seen 3-40% of adult patients and reduces quality of life. 95% patients that cough chronically have one of these three diseases: upper airway cough syndrome, gastroesophageal reflux or asthma. In this review these three diseases and rare causes of chronic cough will be discussed and diagnostic steps will be explained.
慢性咳嗽是发病率和死亡率的一个重要原因，10%-38%的门诊患者存在该症状。在成年患者中，这一症状的发生率为3%-40%，会降低生活质量。95%的慢性咳嗽患者患有以下三种疾病之一：上气道咳嗽综合征、胃食管反流或哮喘。在本综述中，将讨论这三种疾病以及慢性咳嗽的罕见病因，并解释诊断步骤。
