Chronic cough is a symptom of various respiratory and non-respiratory conditions with negative impact on quality of life of children and their families. The pediatricians should focus their efforts in search for etiological ...

Parasites of the genus Mammomonogamus may occasionally affect the human respiratory tract, causing human syngamosis. We describe two cases of chronic unproductive cough caused by Mammomonogamus laryngeus that occurred in ...

Little information exists regarding the epidemiology of the chronic bronchitis phenotype in unselected chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) populations. We examined the prevalence of the chronic bronchitis phenotype ...

Introduction: Cough is an important defense mechanism of the respiratory system, with voluntary or involuntary character contributing to the preservation of the airways. The cough physical signs are easily visible; however, ...

Para el médico de familia significa un reto diario el manejo de enfermedades crónicas o procesos patológicos mal definidos. Se presenta el caso clínico de una paciente de 47 años con tos permanente de dos años de evolución. ...

Background: It is important to determine whether chronic cough is associated with asthma and can be helped by treatment with inhaled corticosteroids.Objective: To compare the effects of beclomethasone and placebo in patients ...