Review
作者: Martin, Bryan L ; Klimek, Ludger ; Zaitoun, Fares H ; González-Díaz, Sandra N ; Nsouli, Talal M ; Azar, Cecilio R ; Bernstein, Jonathan A ; Rouadi, Philip W ; Custovic, Adnan ; Morais-Almeida, Mario ; Bousquet, Jean ; Peden, David ; Abou-Jaoude, Eliane ; Giavina-Bianchi, Pedro ; Fiocchi, Alessandro ; Scadding, Glenis K ; Tanno, Luciana Kase ; Smith, Peter K ; Hadi, Usamah M ; Canonica, Giorgio Walter ; Juvelekian, Georges S ; Chang, Yoon-Seok ; Hossny, Elham ; Riachy, Moussa A ; Ali Y Al-Nesf, Maryam ; Ebisawa, Motohiro ; Idriss, Samar A ; Chikhladze, Manana ; Yáñez, Anahí ; Gómez, René Maximiliano ; Ly Lesslar, Olivia J ; Al-Ahmad, Mona Sulaiman ; Wong, Gary W K ; Bahna, Sami L ; Ortega-Martell, José Antonio ; Sublett, James ; Caraballo, Luis ; Papadopoulos, Nikolaos ; Levin, Michael ; Ansotegui, Ignacio J ; Wang, Lianglu
Acute cough is a highly prevalent symptom in clinical practice. Chronic cough is a complex disease with significant impact on quality of life. The mechanistic pathways of chronic cough in cough-comorbid clinical phenotypes are elusive. Mounting evidence suggests presence of a hypersensitive cough reflex and implication of transient receptor potential channels and P2X receptors in cough neuronal pathways. Previously, the World Allergy Organization (WAO)/Allergic Rhinitis and its Impact on Asthma (ARIA) Joint Committee on Chronic Cough published updated experimental and clinical data on chronic cough, in addition to a multidisciplinary care pathway approach to its management. The goal of this manuscript is to provide clinicians with a succinct summary of chronic cough pathophysiology, clinical phenotypes, and management strategies in both primary and cough specialty care. This executive summary is a primer for clinicians on chronic cough. Increasing awareness on the topic among primary care physicians will improve the outcome of management of patients with chronic cough.