Chronic cough in the elderly
- Authors
- Song, Woo-Jung; Won, Ha-Kyeong; An, Jin; Kang, Sung-Yoon; Jo, Eun-Jung; Chang, Yoon-Seok; Lee, Byung-Jae; Cho, Sang-Heon
- Issue Date
- Jun-2019
- Publisher
- ACADEMIC PRESS LTD- ELSEVIER SCIENCE LTD
- Keywords
- Cough; Aging; Elderly; Comorbidity; Cough hypersensitivity
- Citation
- PULMONARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS, v.56, pp.63 - 68
- Journal Title
- PULMONARY PHARMACOLOGY & THERAPEUTICS
- Volume
- 56
- Start Page
- 63
- End Page
- 68
- URI
- https://scholarworks.bwise.kr/gachon/handle/2020.sw.gachon/1405
- DOI
- 10.1016/j.pupt.2019.03.010
- ISSN
- 1094-5539
- Abstract
- Chronic cough is a multi-factorial syndrome commonly presenting as cough hypersensitivity in adult patients. It is a common medical condition in the communities but is more prevalent in older adults. Elderly patients (>= 65 years) frequently suffer from multiple comorbidities, which may lead to more clinical heterogeneity in chronic cough and pose diagnostic and therapeutic challenges. Hyposensitivity in cough reflex, probably resulting from central nervous system illnesses, is another potential concern. Despite these complexities and challenges, elderly-specific issues have rarely been addressed in current clinical practice guidelines for chronic cough. Considering recent trends in global population aging, the burden of elderly chronic cough is expected to increase into the near future. This review aimed to respond to following clinical questions: (1) is chronic cough a more heterogeneous condition in the elderly compared to younger adults; and (2) are there additional considerations when choosing the diagnostic and therapeutic approaches to this condition in the elderly?
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