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Postinfectious cough

Cough after a viral respiratory tract infection

Cough after a viral respiratory tract infection

A postinfectious cough is a lingering cough that follows a respiratory tract infection, such as a common cold or flu and lasting up to eight weeks. Postinfectious cough is a clinically recognized condition represented within the medical literature.{{Cite journal | doi-access = free

Cause

One possible cause for postinfectious cough is that the receptors that are responsible for stimulating the cough during the respiratory tract infection are up-regulated by respiratory tract infection and continue to stimulate even after the virus has disappeared.

Treatment

Postinfectious cough usually goes away on its own. A 2014 meta analysis of three studies on the effect of honey and coffee, published in the Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge, suggested that "honey plus coffee" may be an effective treatment. This meta analysis used solely the authors' own studies, only one of which included a negative control or comparison to prednisone (a standard treatment).

References

References

  1. Braman, Sidney S.. (2006). "Postinfectious Cough". Elsevier BV.
  2. [http://www.issc.info/cough.html International Society for the Study of Cough]
  3. Speich, Benjamin. (2018-10-01). "Treatments for subacute cough in primary care: systematic review and meta-analyses of randomised clinical trials". British Journal of General Practice.
  4. Liang, Kevin. (2024-02-12). "Postinfectious cough in adults". CMAJ.
  5. Raeessi, Mohammad Ali. (2014-07-14). ""Persistent post-infectious cough" is better treated by which one? Prednisolone, Honey, Coffee, or Honey plus coffee: A meta-analysis". NISCAIR-CSIR, India.
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