Abstract :
Chronic cough is a major health and psycho-socio-economic burden. It is a common reason for the parents to visit a consultant in pediatric practice. Use of appropriate management protocols may reduce the morbidity of chronic cough, lead to earlier diagnosis of chronic underlying illness, reduce unnecessary costs and medications, and improve quality of life. We present here recommendations from the module of ‘Airway Diseases Education and Expertise’ (ADEX) NEXT that focused on chronic (persistent) cough in children. Process: A working committee was formed by the collaboration of Pediatric Allergy Association of India (PAAI) and Indian Academy of Pediatrics (IAP) chapters of Respiratory, Infectious Diseases, Environment, Allergy and Applied Immunology and pediatric association of India (PAI) to develop a training module on chronic cough in children.
Keyword :
Chronic cough, Management, Recommendations, Education