Cough in children: when and how to treat?

Abstract

Cough is an indispensable companion of a majority of acute and chronic bronchopulmonary diseases. There are also many extrapulmonary diseases with cough often being the only symptom, so the multifactorial nature of cough complicates the diagnostic search. The article is a detailed review of current literature on the causes of cough and antitussive therapies. There are guidelines for the rational use of antitussives in acute and chronic respiratory diseases in children.

Keywords

• acute respiratory infections
• children
• cough
• butamirate