Cough in children: issues of diagnosis and rational therapy

Abstract

The presented review is devoted to topical issues of managing patients with cough, includes literature data on epidemiology, clinical classification, analysis of the causes, and the necessary diagnostic methods and lines of cough pharmacotherapy in children. The article focuses on the differential diagnosis of various pathological conditions and diseases, where cough is the leading clinical sign. The author provides information on treatment and characteristics of drugs recommended for symptomatic therapy of cough and indicates principles for rational antitussive and mucoactive pharmacotherapy.

Keywords

• children
• cough
• differential diagnosis
• antitussives
• mucoactive therapy