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Editor, Senior Moderator
Asia Pac Allergy
. 2022 Apr 25;12(2):e19.
doi: 10.5415/apallergy.2022.12.e19. eCollection 2022 Apr.
Long-COVID severe refractory cough: discussion of a case with 6-week longitudinal cough characterization
Yu Ri Kang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ji-Yoon Oh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ji-Hyang Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Peter M Small[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Kian Fan Chung[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Woo-Jung Song[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
Long coronavirus disease (COVID) refers to an array of variable and fluctuating symptoms experienced after acute illness, with signs and symptoms that persist for 8-12 weeks and are not otherwise explicable. Cough is the most common symptom of acute COVID-19, but cough may persist in some individuals for weeks or months after recovery from acute phase. Long-COVID cough patients may get stigmatised because of the public fear of contagion and reinfection. However, clinical characteristics and longitudinal course of long-COVID cough have not been reported in detail, and evidence-based treatment is also lacking. In this paper, we describe a case of long-COVID severe refractory cough with features of laryngeal hypersensitivity and dysfunction. We characterized cough using patient-reported outcomes and engaged in continuous cough frequency monitoring. Through the case study, we discuss potential mechanisms, managements, and clinical implications of long-COVID refractory cough problems.
Keywords: Coronavirus; Cough; Hypersensitivity.
. 2022 Apr 25;12(2):e19.
doi: 10.5415/apallergy.2022.12.e19. eCollection 2022 Apr.
Long-COVID severe refractory cough: discussion of a case with 6-week longitudinal cough characterization
Yu Ri Kang[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ji-Yoon Oh[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Ji-Hyang Lee[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Peter M Small[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Kian Fan Chung[SUP] 3 [/SUP], Woo-Jung Song[SUP] 1 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 35571551
- PMCID: PMC9066079
- DOI: 10.5415/apallergy.2022.12.e19
Abstract
Long coronavirus disease (COVID) refers to an array of variable and fluctuating symptoms experienced after acute illness, with signs and symptoms that persist for 8-12 weeks and are not otherwise explicable. Cough is the most common symptom of acute COVID-19, but cough may persist in some individuals for weeks or months after recovery from acute phase. Long-COVID cough patients may get stigmatised because of the public fear of contagion and reinfection. However, clinical characteristics and longitudinal course of long-COVID cough have not been reported in detail, and evidence-based treatment is also lacking. In this paper, we describe a case of long-COVID severe refractory cough with features of laryngeal hypersensitivity and dysfunction. We characterized cough using patient-reported outcomes and engaged in continuous cough frequency monitoring. Through the case study, we discuss potential mechanisms, managements, and clinical implications of long-COVID refractory cough problems.
Keywords: Coronavirus; Cough; Hypersensitivity.