Cough:
Any type of coughing symptom.
Introduction:
This page examines a list of conditions causing cough.
More detailed information is available
in the analysis of cough as a condition.
Everyone is familiar with a cough that follows cold or flu,
and indeed these are the most common causes.
These and other viral infections are the most common cause of acute cough,
particularly in children.
Other possible causes of recurrent cough
in children
include asthma, bronchiectasis, or even cystic fibrosis; some of these
conditions allow frequent viral infections and thus recurrent cough.
But a cough could also be a different infectious respiratory
condition such as whooping cough,
or a sign of a chronic lung condition such as emphysema or COPD, or even lung cancer.
Whooping cough is uncommon in infants due to vaccination
but is surprisingly common in adults (because vaccination wears off)
and is often undiagnosed.
Conditions listing symptoms: Cough:
The following list of conditions
have 'Cough' or similar
listed as a symptom in our database.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
Bronchitis
... productive cough, persistent winter cough that disappears in summer, painful cough, coughing up pus in sputum, cough with sputum, persistent cough
Whooping Cough
... mild cough, Dry racking cough, Coughing spasms, Cough, night cough, whoop-like cough may recur due to other respiratory infections, mild dry cough
Conditions listing complications: Cough:
The following list of conditions
have 'Cough' or similar
listed as a complication in our database.
The distinction between a symptom and complication is not always clear,
and conditions mentioning this symptom as a complication may also be relevant.
This computer-generated list may be inaccurate or incomplete.
Always seek prompt professional medical advice about the cause
of any symptom.
