چکیده مقاله
Aim: Asthma is one of the most common chronic diseases in adults characterized by variable airway obstruction Asthma is diagnosed with symptoms such as wheezing and shortness of breath but sometimes manifested as a chronic cough that is difficult to diagnose and requires spirometry stimulation tests The aim of this article was to investigate the relationship between methacholine test results and respiratory symptoms in patients with chronic unexplained cough Material and Methods: This cross sectional study included 102 patients with chronic cough with normal basal spirometry All patients underwent a methacholine challenge test and their airway irritabilities were assessed Then, the relationship between methacholine test results and the type of associated clinical symptoms, underlying disease history, and demographic characteristics were investigated Results: Of 102 patients 69 females and 33 male in this study, 92 90 2% were non smokers and 10 9 8% were smokers Rhinitis was also mentioned as a symptom of cough in 48% of people with a positive test P = 0 01 Postnasal discharge was reported as a symptom in 60% of positive methacholine test persons, which was significant compared to the negative group 36 4% P = 0 03 Most people who tested positive were housewives 76% Of 102 patients, 25 24 5% had positive test results for methacholine 8% male and 92% female Conclusion: According to the results of the present study, the presence of airway hypersensitivity, postnasal discharge, allergic rhinitis, , female gender, and being housewife were strongly associated with a positive methacholine test and were identified as risk factors
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نویسندگان
Mohammad Reza Pashaei
Department of internal medicine, Faculty of Medicine, Urmia University of Medical Sciences, Urmia Iran
شیوه ارجاع
Pashaei, Mohammad Reza,1400,Evaluation of Methacholine Challenge test results in patients with chronic unexplained cough,8th International Conference on Health, Treatment and Health Promotion
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