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Table 1 Causes and estimated frequencies of acute cough in the adult [1]

From: Acute cough: a diagnostic and therapeutic challenge

Common

Less common

Common cold

Asthma

Acute bacterial sinusitis

Congestive heart failure

Pertussis

Pneumonia

Exacerbations of COPD

Aspiration syndromes

Allergic rhinitis

Pulmonary embolism

Environmental irritant rhinitis

 
  1. Reproduced with permission from: Irwin RS et al. Chest 1998, 114:133S-181S.
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