Protracted bacterial bronchitis, it is a myth?

Protracted wet and productive chronic cough is a symptom that indicates there is an underlying cause and the possibility varies from simple to serious medical conditions. If the cough is accompanied by specific pointers in signs and symptoms, the diagnosis is apparent. N...

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Main Author: Abdullah, Ahmad Fadzil
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: IIUM Press 2021
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Online Access:http://irep.iium.edu.my/92796/7/92796_Protracted%20bacterial%20bronchitis%2C%20it%20is%20a%20myth.pdf
http://irep.iium.edu.my/92796/
https://journals.iium.edu.my/kom/index.php/imjm/article/download/1858/1229/9257
https://doi.org/10.31436/imjm.v20i4.1858
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Institution: Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia
Language: English
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Summary:Protracted wet and productive chronic cough is a symptom that indicates there is an underlying cause and the possibility varies from simple to serious medical conditions. If the cough is accompanied by specific pointers in signs and symptoms, the diagnosis is apparent. Nevertheless, the challenge is to identify the diagnosis in children who cough without specific pointers. Recently, protracted bacterial bronchitis is one of the conditions that was proposed and postulated to conceive this clinical presentation. Since then, the understanding of Protracted Bacterial Bronchitis has escalated and deepened. However, there is still no unanimous consensus in definition, pathophysiology, diagnostic, treatment, long-term outcome, and even the entity itself. Further research is required to refine the understanding of this condition in several facets so that patients can be treated accordingly.