COUGH IN CHILDREN: ETIOLOGY, DIAGNOSTIC FEATURES AND THERAPY APPROACHES

Abstract

Cough is the main symptom of respiratory tract lesion. It is commonly caused by viral, mixed (viral-bacterial) and bacterial respiratory infections. Upon that it may be both a sign of respiratory system pathology and a reflex response to other organs and systems disorders. In spite of expert’s close attention to the cough problem it is still urgent as ever. The studies of its causes are currently in progress, diagnostic patterns and treatment methods are improved. In the article potential causes of cough in children due to their age are analyzed, principal lines for diagnostic search and approaches to therapy of cough syndrome in children are presented. Special attention is paid to medication of cough symptomatic treatment. It is shown that selection of drugs depends on cough characteristics,its strength and other features.

Keywords

• children
• cough
• diagnostics
• therapy