Rhinitis and cough syndrome. Are epidemiologic, clinical and functional characteristics useful in the differential diagnosis with bronchial asthma?
1) Rhinitis was the most common cause of chronic cough in the studied patients in whom a diagnosis of bronchial asthma had been suspected. 2) Epidemiological characteristics did not aid differential diagnosis between rhinitis and bronchial asthma (with or without associated rhinitis). 3) A detailed medical history focusing on upper airway symptoms can be useful, although there may be cases of silent postnasal drip syndrome. 4) Paranasal x-rays help to rule out complications of rhinitis. 5) A positive bronchial challenge test does not necessarily indicate a diagnosis of bronchial asthma. 6) Allergy to pollen is the most common finding among atopic patients with rhinitis.
Abortion is a good opportunity for intervention, but especially so for socially disadvantaged women. It is essential to draw the attention of prescribers and women to the higher risk of contraceptive failure at the start of use of a method.