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Open Access 01-12-2013 | Review

Cough, sarcoidosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: raw nerves and bad vibrations

Author: Nicholas Kim Harrison

Published in: Cough | Issue 1/2013

Abstract

Cough is a common symptom in people who develop interstitial lung diseases (ILD). The pathological features of the ILDs are many and varied suggesting that the cause of cough may also vary with each disease. This article reviews what is currently known about cough in sarcoidosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis; two of the commonest ILDs. It also outlines some of the theories which have been proposed to explain why cough develops in these conditions and describes what little is known about how to treat it.

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Title: Cough, sarcoidosis and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: raw nerves and bad vibrations
Author: Nicholas Kim Harrison
Publication date: 01-12-2013
Publisher: BioMed Central
Published in: Cough / Issue 1/2013
Electronic ISSN: 1745-9974
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-9974-9-9

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