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Monday, July 30, 2012

Chronic cough as a complication of treatment with statins: a case report.

Chronic cough as a complication of treatment with Statins see original reportother causes in the differential include

A cough lasting 8 weeks or more (chronic cough)
Some of the most common causes of chronic cough include:
  • post-nasal drip syndrome, when mucus drips down your throat from the back of your nose
  • allergies
  • asthma
  • smoking
  • COPD (emphysema and chronic bronchitis)
  • acid reflux ( gastro-esophageal reflux disease (GERD)or laryngopharyngeal reflux (LPR))
  • some high blood pressure medications
  • or a combination of these causes
others more serious causes such malignancies ohttp://fauquierent.blogspot.co.nz/2012/07/chronic-cough-due-to-statins.htmlr TB also require investigation

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