Chronic Cough: Causes & Reasons

Possible Causes for Chronic Cough

Fortunately it is an uncommon cause of chronic cough. [allergyasthmasinusctr.com]

Upper airway cough syndrome Because upper airway cough syndrome (UACS) is the most common cause of chronic cough, it should be treated first. [emedicine.medscape.com]

Chronic cough hypersensitivity syndrome. [coughjournal.biomedcentral.com]

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

This case report emphasizes that not all chronic cough and dyspnea are attributable to COPD. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

[…] or with exertion, chronic cough with or without sputum production, or a history of wheezing. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

The most common symptoms of COPD are breathlessness, or a 'need for air', excessive sputum production, and a chronic cough. [who.int]

Chronic Bronchitis

The symptoms of chronic cough are often so severe that many smokers return to smoking to suppress the cough symptoms. [inviongroup.com]

Chronic bronchitis is defined as chronic cough or mucus production for at least three months in two successive years (WHO). Tobacco smoking is the most common cause. [symptoma.com]

Except other reasons causing chronic cough, it can be diagnosed from cough and expectoration for 3 months with a history over 2 years. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bronchiectasis

It is increasingly identified during investigations into chronic cough and is evident high resolution CT scanning. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report a 26-year-old male with TEF that presented with chronic cough. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Bronchiectasis should be suspected in: Adults with a chronic cough. [web.archive.org]

Middle Lobe Syndrome

[…] by enlarged lymph nodes, which may be tuberculous; chief symptoms are chronic cough, wheezing, recurrent respiratory infections, hemoptysis, chest pain, malaise, easy fatigability [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

CONCLUSION: MLS is more common in females, and recurrent infections, chronic productive cough and dyspnea were the most common symptoms. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Middle lobe syndrome, caused mainly by benign inflammatory diseases, such as chronic bronchitis and bronchiectasis, is manifested clinically as a chronic cough with sputum [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Fibrinous Bronchitis

We present an interesting case of a 35-year-old woman who presented for evaluation of a chronic cough productive of voluminous secretions. [hindawi.com]

It can cause chronic coughing episodes that may result in the expectoration of airway plugs that sometimes form a cast of the bronchial tree. [doi.org]

Prednisone, Bactrim, Hizentra, Azithromycin, Valcyclovir, Albuterol 4 M 75 2 Chronic cough Every 4–5 days, lasting 24 hours N/A 5 M 60 3 Chronic cough Daily Prednisone, hypertonic [doi.org]

Chronic Interstitial Lung Disease

[…] evaluation can have cough caused by these other more common causes of chronic cough. [journals.lww.com]

We describe a case with chronic interstitial lung disease and chronic cough that was attributed to P. jirovecii. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

ILD is typically associated with symptoms like chronic cough and shortness of breath. The clinical course of ILD varies widely. [utswmedicine.org]

Pulmonary Atypical Mycobacterial Infection

Figure 2. 83 year old lady with a chronic cough. [massgeneral.org]

What Is Causing Your Chronic Cough? A chronic cough is a cough that persists over time. [medicinenet.com]

If your primary care provider cannot help your chronic cough, you might need to see a lung specialist. [lung.org]

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Other signs that may indicate PCD include: Chronic cough Respiratory distress as a newborn Chronic wheezing Excess mucus Difficulty clearing mucus Chronic nasal congestion [chop.edu]

Prolonged chronic cough represents an important symptom that is seen in most patients. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

A 36-year-old nonsmoking Chinese man suffered from chronic cough since childhood and an 8-year history of primary infertility. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Whipple Disease

Chronic cough. Fat accumulation in the intestine, mesenteric lymph nodes and stool. [patient.info]

Other findings include increased skin pigmentation, anemia, lymphadenopathy, chronic cough, serositis, peripheral edema, and central nervous system symptoms. [msdmanuals.com]

Chronic cough. Hyperpigmentation (occurs in 50%). There may also be: Generalised lymphadenopathy. Anaemia and, more rarely, clotting abnormalities. [patient.info]

Rheumatoid Lung Disease

These conditions all involve symptoms including shortness of breath, chronic cough, pain, and discomfort during breathing. 1,2 Abnormal airway function is common in patients [rheumatoidarthritis.net]

This may cause mucus to build up in the lungs, as well as shortness of breath, a chronic dry cough, fatigue and weakness. [mayoclinic.org]

Shortness of breath and chronic cough commonly occur with obstructive lung diseases, especially if not well controlled. [livestrong.com]

Paragonimiasis

Both share similar clinical manifestations, which include chronic productive cough, hemoptysis, dyspnea, fever, weight loss, and night sweats. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

“chronic cough” and “blood in sputum”. [journals.plos.org]

Symptoms include chronic cough, chest pain, dyspnea, and hemoptysis. [merckmanuals.com]

Cor Pulmonale

A person with cor pulmonale has a chronic cough, experiences difficulty in breathing after exertion, wheezes, and is weak and easily fatigued. [britannica.com]

History : Symptoms include shortness of breath with exercise, chronic cough that produces sputum, blue tinge around the mouth and fingernails (cyanosis), wheezing, weakness [nmihi.com]

Symptoms include chronic cough, shortness of breath on exertion, fatigue, and other signs of oxygen lack to the body tissues. [curlie.org]

Aspergillosis

We report a 9-year- and 6-month-old girl who complained of chronic cough and recurrent wheeze for 2 months. Bronchialithiasis were found under bronchoscope. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Sometimes a slower course of disease progression may occur, leading to chronic cough, coughing up blood, and slight fever. [healthengine.com.au]

Advanced mycosis is characterized by weight loss, a chronic cough, tiredness, and coughing up blood (in 50 to 80% of infected people). [pasteur.fr]

Chronic Pulmonary Blastomycosis

We report the case of a Tunisian patient aged 35 years with no previous medical history, hospitalized with chronic cough, bilateral basithoracic pain, fever and weight loss [scienceopen.com]

Chronic pulmonary disease is characterized by productive cough, hemoptysis, weight loss, and pleuritic chest pain, with variable radiologic findings. [hopkinsarthritis.org]

ABPA : associated asthma or CF ; causes bronchiectasis and eosinophilia Pulmonary aspergilloma (especially after Tb infection): chronic cough, hemoptysis Invasive aspergillosis [amboss.com]

Secondary Pulmonary Fibrosis

Estimates of GERD as the primary cause of chronic cough range from 10% to 40%, but the literature linking GERD to chronic cough varies by the population being tested and the [acpinternist.org]

Signs and Symptoms Include Shortness of breath Chronic cough Fatigue and weakness Chest discomfort Loss of appetite and rapid weight loss How You Can Treat It Medication that [lunginstitute.com]

Patients typically present with progressive dyspnea on exertion and chronic dry cough, usually over a period of 24 months before diagnosis. [radiopaedia.org]

Anthracosis

This is the most common type of anthracosis and may generate no symptoms or mild symptoms such as dyspnea (shortness of breath) with exertion and chronic cough. [beltina.org]

Once COPD sets in or extensive fibrosis as is seen with complicated CWP, then a chronic cough and difficulty breathing (dyspnea) may become prominent. [healthhype.com]

Majority of anthracosis patients are asymptomatic, whereas some develop chronic cough, dyspnea and intolerance to exercise. [symptoma.com]

Chronic Eosinophilic Pneumonia

Criteria Clinical Chronic dyspnea, cough Respiratory failure uncommon Weight loss, fever, night sweats common May have history of asthma, atopy Mean age 45 Rapid response [surgpathcriteria.stanford.edu]

Chronic cough: eosinophilic bronchitis without asthma. Lancet 1989 ; 1 : 1346 –1348. ↵ Brightling CE, Ward R, Goh KL, Wardlaw AJ, Pavord ID. [erj.ersjournals.com]

Definition Chronic respiratory disorder associated with pulmonary eosinophil infiltration Covered Separately Simple eosinophilic pneumonia Acute eosinophilic pneumonia Diagnostic [surgpathcriteria.stanford.edu]

Foreign Body in the Bronchus

FBA may be in place for months before being diagnosed, and can produce complications like infections (pneumonia and abscess), chronic coughing, hemoptysis, bronchial stenosis [radiopaedia.org]

Persistent febrile illness Chronic cough Recurrent pneumonia Recurrent / persistent “croup” Poorly controlled “asthma” Lung abscess Hemoptysis Progressive respiratory distress [pedemmorsels.com]

cough, asymmetrical breath sounds on exam, or recurrent pneumonia of a specific lung lobe. [2] The right lower lobe of the lung is the most common site of recurrent pneumonia [en.wikipedia.org]

Lipid Pneumonia

[…] persistent cough and dyspnea accompanied by weight loss may appear. [symptoma.com]

Symptomatic patients most frequently present with chronic cough or dyspnea. [dx.doi.org]

Aspiration of smaller contents of fat is mostly asymptomatic, which is typical for chronic forms of the disease, and the diagnosis is often made incidentally, but chronic [symptoma.com]

Pulmonary Fungal Infection

chronic cough (FACC). [journals.plos.org]

They can experience unintended weight loss, a chronic cough that produces mucus, the coughing up of blood, fatigue, and shortness of breath. [rarediseases.org]

The usual presenting symptoms are chronic productive cough and weight loss, with mild hemoptysis and fatigue. [aspergillus.org.uk]

Pulmonary Histoplasmosis

Once established, an infected cavity tends to persist and to be attended by symptoms of chronic bronchitis with chronic cough and sputum, fatigability, anorexia, and weight [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

We report the presentation, misdiagnosis, and autopsy findings of a 15-year-old immune-competent boy who presented to our facility with a chronic productive cough, fever, [jmedicalcasereports.biomedcentral.com]

Many dogs have a protracted course of weight loss to emaciation, chronic cough, persistent diarrhea, fever, anemia, hepatomegaly, splenomegaly, lymphadenopathy, and nasopharyngeal [merckvetmanual.com]

Maple Bark Strippers' Lung

Chronic cough and labored breathing [quizlet.com]

In the susceptible person the condition may be acute, accompanied by fever, cough, dyspnea, and vomiting, or chronic, characterized by fatigue, weight loss, dyspnea on exertion [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

CLINICAL Acute HP Subacute HP Chronic HP Symptoms Dyspnea, cough, fatigue, low grade fever Onset Rapid (within hours after exposure) Gradual Duration Resolve within 24 – 48 [slideshare.net]

Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis

The Transient Receptor Potential Vanniloid-1 channel (TRPV-1) has a role in the cough reflex and airway expression is increased in patients with chronic cough. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Characteristics and demographics of chronic cough Chronic cough is defined as a cough lasting for at least 8 weeks. [err.ersjournals.com]

Abstract We report a patient who presented with progressive exertional dyspnoea, chronic cough and radiographic signs of interstitial lung disease. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Mycobacterium Avium Complex

Last reviewed: 28 Feb 2023 Last updated: 04 May 2021 Summary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) has variable presenting features including chronic cough, weight loss, and fevers [bestpractice.bmj.com]

Figure 2. 83 year old lady with a chronic cough. [massgeneral.org]

Last reviewed: 27 Sep 2022 Last updated: 04 May 2021 Summary Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) has variable presenting features including chronic cough, weight loss, and fevers [bestpractice.bmj.com]

Pneumoconiosis

The majority of patients present with symptoms of chronic cough and dyspnea. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Exercise intolerance and chronic cough are the cardinal signs. [medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com]

Once COPD sets in or extensive fibrosis as is seen with complicated CWP, then a chronic cough and difficulty breathing (dyspnea) may become prominent. [healthhype.com]

Pulmonary Cavitary Tuberculosis

A 71-year-old female with systemic lupus erythematosus for decades was admitted with increasing dyspnea and chronic cough, prompting a CT request. [jbsr.be]

Patients with post-primary pulmonary tuberculosis are often asymptomatic or have only minor symptoms, such as a chronic dry cough. [radiopaedia.org]

A: Patients with bronchiectasis as their risk factor usually present with chronic coughing and some amount of sputum. [maclungdisease.org]

Chronic Pulmonary Coccidioidomycosis

Symptoms you may experience with the chronic form include: a chronic cough blood-tinged sputum (coughed up mucus) weight loss wheezing chest pain muscle aches headache Your [healthline.com]

Upper lobe cavitation may resemble chronic pulmonary aspergillosis or tuberculosis. Patients develop chronic productive cough, haemoptysis, weight loss and chest pains. [life-worldwide.org]

She presented with 1 week of low-grade fever and increasing productive cough. [oncohemakey.com]

Allergic Asthma

cough. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]

Cough-Variant Asthma/Chronic Cough Individuals who suffer from cough-variant asthma experience a dry, non-productive cough. [columbiaallergy.com]

Allergic Asthma Symptoms Many of the symptoms of allergic asthma and non-allergic asthma are the same and include: Wheezing Chest tightness Shortness of breath Chronic cough [verywellhealth.com]

Anthracosilicosis

Chronic cough (with increased risk of chronic bronchitis). Shortness of breath. Chronic cough. Black sputum. Lung dysfunction. Pulmonary hypertension. Heart problems. [medigoo.com]

In chronic silicosis, you may only have an abnormal chest X-ray in the beginning and then slowly develop a cough and breathing difficulty. [lung.org]

Chronic cough and exertional dyspnea (shortness of breath) are common findings. [en.wikipedia.org]