PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - A O Faniran
AU  - J K Peat
AU  - A J Woolcock
TI  - Persistent cough: is it asthma?
AID  - 10.1136/adc.79.5.411
DP  - 1998 Nov 01
TA  - Archives of Disease in Childhood
PG  - 411--414
VI  - 79
IP  - 5
4099  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/79/5/411.short
4100  - http://adc.bmj.com/content/79/5/411.full
SO  - Arch Dis Child1998 Nov 01; 79
AB  - The aim of this study was to determine if children in the community with persistent cough can be considered to have asthma. A validated questionnaire was given to the parents of 1245 randomly selected children aged 6–12 years. Atopy was measured with skin prick tests. Children with persistent cough had less morbidity and less atopy compared with children with wheeze. Although the syndrome commonly referred to as “cough variant asthma” could not be shown in this study, a significant number of children with persistent cough had been diagnosed as having asthma and were treated with asthma medications including inhaled corticosteroids. Studies are urgently needed to determine the appropriate treatment for children with persistent cough.