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Descriptor English: Chronic Cough
Descriptor Spanish: Tos Crónica
Descriptor tos crónica
Entry term(s) tos persistente
Scope note: Tos que dura más de 8 semanas en adultos y que puede afectar a la CALIDAD DE VIDA RELACIONADA CON LA SALUD. La tos crónica se asocia generalmente a inflamación eosinofílica de las vías respiratorias (p. ej., asma [ASMA VARIANTE CON TOS] y BRONQUITIS no asmática, trastornos de las vías respiratorias superiores, ENFERMEDAD POR REFLUJO GASTROESOFÁGICO y síndrome de hipersensibilidad a la tos).
Descriptor Portuguese: Tosse Crônica
Descriptor French: Without translation
Entry term(s): Chronic Coughs
Cough, Chronic
Cough, Nagging
Cough, Persistent
Nagging Cough
Nagging Coughs
Persistent Cough
Persistent Coughs
Tree number(s): C08.618.248.500
C23.888.852.293.500
RDF Unique Identifier: https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000096822
Scope note: Cough lasting for greater than 8 weeks in adults potentially impacting HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE. Chronic cough generally is associated with eosinophilic airway inflammation (e.g., asthma (COUGH-VARIANT ASTHMA) and non-asthmatic BRONCHITIS, upper airway disorders, GERD and cough hypersensitivity syndrome).
Allowable Qualifiers: BL blood
CF cerebrospinal fluid
CI chemically induced
CL classification
CN congenital
CO complications
DG diagnostic imaging
DH diet therapy
DI diagnosis
DT drug therapy
EC economics
EH ethnology
EM embryology
EN enzymology
EP epidemiology
ET etiology
GE genetics
HI history
IM immunology
ME metabolism
MI microbiology
MO mortality
NU nursing
PA pathology
PC prevention & control
PP physiopathology
PS parasitology
PX psychology
RH rehabilitation
RT radiotherapy
SU surgery
TH therapy
UR urine
VE veterinary
VI virology
Previous Indexing: Cough (1963-2023)
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
DeCS ID: 60521
Unique ID: D000096822
Documents indexed in the Virtual Health Library (VHL): Click here to access the VHL documents
Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/05/31
Chronic Cough - Preferred
Concept UI M000762641
Scope note Cough lasting for greater than 8 weeks in adults potentially impacting HEALTH-RELATED QUALITY OF LIFE. Chronic cough generally is associated with eosinophilic airway inflammation (e.g., asthma (COUGH-VARIANT ASTHMA) and non-asthmatic BRONCHITIS, upper airway disorders, GERD and cough hypersensitivity syndrome).
Preferred term Chronic Cough
Entry term(s) Chronic Coughs
Cough, Chronic
Cough, Nagging
Cough, Persistent
Nagging Cough
Nagging Coughs
Persistent Cough
Persistent Coughs



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