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Unusual cause of chronic cough in a four‐year‐old cured by uvulectomy
Author(s) -
Najada Abdelhamid,
Weinberger Miles
Publication year - 2002
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.10121
Subject(s) - medicine , epiglottis , chronic cough , throat , bronchoscopy , abnormality , feeling , surgery , flexible bronchoscopy , medical history , asthma , larynx , psychology , social psychology , psychiatry
A 4‐year‐old boy had a history of persistent barking cough unresponsive to medical treatment since infancy. He described a feeling of something in his throat. When investigated by flexible fiberoptic bronchoscopy, the only abnormality was the uvula resting in contact with the epiglottis. The cough was no longer present after uvulectomy. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2002; 34:144–146. © 2002 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.