Pediatria pre prax 1/2016
Cough in children and its treatment
Childhood cough is the most frequent symptom for which parents with their children seek medical consultation. The causes of cough, as well as the diagnostic algorithm and therapy, differ in children and adults. Chronic or recurrent nonspecific cough is challenging diagnostic and therapeutic problem. In the article we describe diagnostic and therapeutic possibilities of chronic cough in children.
Keywords: cough, children, asthma, gastroesophageal reflux, wheezy bronchitis, protracted bacterial bronchitis, treatment
