Cough Variant Asthma: Case Report
Asthma
Keywords:
Cough, Asthma, Cough variant asthma, Allergic rhinitis, Inhalant allergens, Food allergens, Refractory cough, Chronic coughAbstract
Chronic cough prevalence was with the range of 11-13% of the global community. Higher prevalence rate was reported for Oceania, while the lower prevalence was in Africa. Chronic cough is with social, physical and psychological impact and many approaches proposed for its complex management. Cough is an important and common symptom of respiratory tract health problem. Cough variant asthma forms the etiology of cough in 30-50% of those with chronic cough. Chronic nonproductive may be the only symptom of asthma. We report a 54 year old male with chronic cough of 8 years duration. The case diagnosed by consultant allergologist as cough variant asthma and kept on treatment protocol. Unfortunately, immunotherapy is difficult to be performed in this case because of the wide range of hypersensitivity to food and inhalant allergens.
