Post-Infectious Coughs
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Shiraz University of Medical Sciences
2016-02-01
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| Online Access: | http://tips.sums.ac.ir/index.php/TiPS/article/view/50 |
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| author | Samrad Mehrabi |
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| description | <p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;">Introduction:</span></strong><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;">Coughs lasting more than 3 weeks after airway infections are likely regarded as post-infectious coughs. A normal chest radiography unfavors possibility of pulmonary infection. These coughs are self-limited. This study reviews conducted studies in order to identify and define prevalence, pathogenesis, and cure of post-infectious constant coughs. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;">Methodology:</span></strong><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;"> The necessary data and guidelines are gained from English articles in PubMed website. <em>Post-infectious</em> and <em>cough </em>are searched. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;">Results:</span></strong><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;"> Post-infectious cough pathogeneses are not known; nevertheless, inflammation, epithelial damages of upper and lower airways, increased mucus secretion, and an increased reactivity of airways can cause these coughs. </span><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Despite self-limitedness of these coughs, dextromethorphan</span><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;">, antihistamines, </span><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;">ipratropium bromide, and <em><strong>decongestant are usually prescribed for cure of these coughs. Conversely, antibiotics play no significant role in this regard. These coughs constitutessmaller percentage of chronic coughs and are primarily classified in subacute coughs.</strong></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"><em><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><strong>Discussion:Pathogeneses of post-infectious coughs are not known. Experiential treatments are suggested despite self-limitedness of post-infectious coughs. Antibiotics play no significant role in this regard.</strong></span></em><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;"> Further studies should cover sub-acute and chronic properties of these coughs as well as their prevalence in different age groups and their determinants.</span></p> |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6ccadd378c824f96bd06d03c1d7cbcb52022-12-22T01:08:26ZengShiraz University of Medical SciencesTrends in Pharmaceutical Sciences2423-37222423-56522016-02-0121111610.1111/tips.v2i1.5039Post-Infectious CoughsSamrad Mehrabi0Shiraz University of Medical Sciences<p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;">Introduction:</span></strong><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;">Coughs lasting more than 3 weeks after airway infections are likely regarded as post-infectious coughs. A normal chest radiography unfavors possibility of pulmonary infection. These coughs are self-limited. This study reviews conducted studies in order to identify and define prevalence, pathogenesis, and cure of post-infectious constant coughs. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;">Methodology:</span></strong><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;"> The necessary data and guidelines are gained from English articles in PubMed website. <em>Post-infectious</em> and <em>cough </em>are searched. </span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"><strong><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;">Results:</span></strong><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;"> Post-infectious cough pathogeneses are not known; nevertheless, inflammation, epithelial damages of upper and lower airways, increased mucus secretion, and an increased reactivity of airways can cause these coughs. </span><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;">Despite self-limitedness of these coughs, dextromethorphan</span><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;">, antihistamines, </span><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;">ipratropium bromide, and <em><strong>decongestant are usually prescribed for cure of these coughs. Conversely, antibiotics play no significant role in this regard. These coughs constitutessmaller percentage of chronic coughs and are primarily classified in subacute coughs.</strong></em></span></p><p style="margin: 0in 0in 0pt; text-align: justify; line-height: 200%;"><em><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi;"><strong>Discussion:Pathogeneses of post-infectious coughs are not known. Experiential treatments are suggested despite self-limitedness of post-infectious coughs. Antibiotics play no significant role in this regard.</strong></span></em><span style="line-height: 200%; font-family: 'Times New Roman',serif; font-size: 12pt; mso-ascii-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-hansi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-theme-font: major-bidi; mso-bidi-language: FA;"> Further studies should cover sub-acute and chronic properties of these coughs as well as their prevalence in different age groups and their determinants.</span></p>http://tips.sums.ac.ir/index.php/TiPS/article/view/50Cough, post-infectious cough, airways. |
| spellingShingle | Samrad Mehrabi Post-Infectious Coughs Trends in Pharmaceutical Sciences Cough, post-infectious cough, airways. |
| title | Post-Infectious Coughs |
| title_full | Post-Infectious Coughs |
| title_fullStr | Post-Infectious Coughs |
| title_full_unstemmed | Post-Infectious Coughs |
| title_short | Post-Infectious Coughs |
| title_sort | post infectious coughs |
| topic | Cough, post-infectious cough, airways. |
| url | http://tips.sums.ac.ir/index.php/TiPS/article/view/50 |
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