RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Persistent cough: is it asthma?
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood
JO Arch Dis Child
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP 411
OP 414
DO 10.1136/adc.79.5.411
VO 79
IS 5
A1 A O Faniran
A1 J K Peat
A1 A J Woolcock
YR 1998
UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/79/5/411.abstract
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.