Vnitr Lek 1990, 36(12):1177-1181

[Chronic persistent cough and gastroesophageal reflux].

M Puchala: Okresný ústav národného zdravia Poprad.

Klíčová slova: Adult; Aged; Chronic Disease; Cough, etiology, ; Female; Gastroesophageal Reflux, complications, ; Humans; Middle Aged

Respiratory complications of gastrooesophageal reflux are not rare. Their incidence is estimated to amount to as much as 20%. Chronic persisting cough as one of the respiratory complications of gastrooesophageal reflux is relatively rare (28%) but frequently is not assumed to be causally related to the reflux. The author attempted to elucidate this problem by description of individual cases and to find at the same time the most rational solution, as some procedures are, as regards availability of examination methods, costly and time consuming.