Can children's cough variant asthma be cured?

Cough variant asthma is a disease with a pathogenesis similar to that of asthma. This disease generally does not pose a threat to the patient's life, but it is prone to recurring, especially causing frequent coughing, which will affect daily life and study, so it should be diagnosed in time and treated actively. To treat cough variant asthma, some antiasthmatic drugs are often needed, such as glucocorticoids or thea alkaloids.

The causes of cough asthma are complex. In addition to subjective factors such as the patient's genetic makeup, immune status, mental and psychological state, endocrine and health status, environmental factors such as allergens, viral infections, occupational factors, climate, drugs, exercise and diet are also important causes of the occurrence and development of asthma. Among adults with cough asthma, the age of onset is higher than that of typical asthma. About 13% of patients are over 50 years old, and it is more common in middle-aged women. In children, coughing may be the only symptom of asthma or even a precursor to developing bronchial asthma.

Because its essence is the same as typical asthma, which is chronic nonspecific inflammation of the airways caused by allergens or other triggers, and the airway hyperresponsiveness and intractable cough formed on this basis, the treatment principles are the same as typical asthma, mainly using bronchodilators, oral theophylline drugs and (or) β2 receptor stimulants. Some anti-allergic and mast cell stabilizing drugs such as nedocromil, cromoglycate, and ketotifen can also achieve good results. If these drugs are ineffective, consider using adrenal glucocorticoids, adding beclomethasone (beclomethasone dipropionate) aerosol or oral prednisone, and try nebulized inhalation of anticholine drugs.

It should be noted here that for cough variant asthma, medication must be used according to the doctor's instructions during treatment. If a child has this disease, caution must be exercised when using theophylline-based drugs, because this type of drug is prone to produce many strong side effects, such as nausea and vomiting, or a rapid heart rate.