New findings regarding inflammatory mechanisms in GERD-associated asthma as well as
new diagnostic tools to investigate functional esophageal abnormalities and characterize …

The causes of chronic cough can be categorized into eosinophilic and noneosinophilic
disorders, and approximately 30% to 50% of people with chronic cough have eosinophilic …

Background: While gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) is one of the commonest
causes of subacute/chronic cough along with cough-variant asthma (CVA) and …

Cough variant asthma (CVA) was first described by W. Corrao. CVA was described as the
isolated chronic cough as the only presenting symptom responsive to bronchodilator …

Differences in the aetiology as well as patient background of chronic cough have been
recognised among US, UK, and Japan. One of the marked differences has been the …

Objective: We aimed to evaluate the diagnostic value of fractional exhaled nitric oxide
(FeNO) in cough-variant asthma (CVA) detection. Methods: Relevant studies on the FeNO …

Background: Despite the close linkage between rhinitis, chronic rhinosinusitis (CRS) and
asthma, relevant biomarkers of both upper and lower airway inflammation are rare. Methods …

Introduction The impact of fractional exhaled nitric oxide (FENO) on the management of
chronic cough (CC) is still inconclusive. The aim of the present study was to assess whether …

Background Chronic cough is a troublesome clinical problem with long-term impacts at the
patient level. However, the burden of chronic cough in China is largely unknown. Thus, we …

Background The frequency scale for the symptoms of GERD (FSSG) questionnaire, which
originally consists of acid-reflux and dysmotility symptom domains, is a succinct …