Open AccessIdentification and management of cough-induced laryngotracheitis
Author(s) -
Limael E. Rodríguez,
Joel E Rodríguez,
Dev R Boodoosingh,
Victor M. Salcedo
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
annals of thoracic medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.639
H-Index - 33
eISSN - 1817-1737
pISSN - 1998-3557
DOI - 10.4103/atm.atm_21_18
Subject(s) - medicine , identification (biology) , tracheitis , bronchitis , botany , biology
Chronic cough is associated with repetitive injury to the upper airway and trachea, which can lead to an underdiagnosed pathology known as "cough-induced" laryngotracheitis (CILT). In this report, we describe a case of CILT that responded well to dual therapy.