Clinical aspects of protracted and chronic tussis of the psychogenic genesis in children
The diagnostic search for protracted and chronic cough often presents difficulties, because among its causes, there may be respiratory and extrapulmonary diseases, which significantly complicates differential diagnosis and the appointment of timely effective therapy. The article analyzes new literature about the causes of cough, as well as the data of own research. The effect of the cough hypersensitivity on the formation of a prolonged cough is shown. Particular attention is paid to the characteristics of psychogenic cough in children and clinical examples are given.