Efficacy and predictors of response to inhaled corticosteroid treatment for chronic cough

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are a treatment of choice for eosinophilic airway diseases, but their efficacy for other causes of chronic cough is controversial.

METHODS: We conducted a prospective observational study to determine the ICS efficacy and clinical predictors of response to ICS in patients with upper airway cough syndrome (UACS) or unexplained chronic cough (UCC). Sixty-eight patients with UACS and 33 patients with UCC (duration of cough ≥ 8 weeks) were treated with ICS: 250 µg of fluticasone propionate or 400 µg of budesonide twice a day at physician's discretion. They were followed after 2 weeks to assess persistent cough which was measured as 0% to 100% compared with baseline cough frequency.

RESULTS: The median grade of persistent cough after 2-week ICS treatment was 40% (interquartile range [IQR], 10 to 70) in UACS and was 50% (IQR, 20 to 70) in UCC. The only adverse event was infrequent, mild hoarse voice (five UACS and one UCC). Long duration of cough (≥ 52 weeks) and cough not aggravated by cold air exposure were predictors of a poorer response to short course ICS treatment (logistic regression analysis, p = 0.018 and p = 0.031, respectively). However, prolonged treatment with ICS more than 2 weeks was more effective in patients with long cough duration (≥ 52 weeks).

CONCLUSION: Short course ICS treatment has modest efficacy on UACS and UCC without significant adverse events. Duration of cough and cough triggered by cold air exposure were the clinical factors associated with ICS response. Extended treatment with ICS may be beneficial in patients with long duration of cough.

Medienart:

E-Artikel

Erscheinungsjahr:

2019

Erschienen:

2019

Enthalten in:

Zur Gesamtaufnahme - volume:34

Enthalten in:

The Korean journal of internal medicine - 34(2019), 3 vom: 09. Mai, Seite 559-568

Sprache:

Englisch

Beteiligte Personen:

Hong, Ji Young [VerfasserIn]
Kim, Joo-Hee [VerfasserIn]
Park, Sunghoon [VerfasserIn]
Hwang, Yong Il [VerfasserIn]
Jung, Ki-Suck [VerfasserIn]
Jang, Seung Hun [VerfasserIn]

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Themen:

51333-22-3
Adrenal cortex hormones
Bronchodilator Agents
Budesonide
CUT2W21N7U
Cough
Fluticasone
Glucocorticoids
Journal Article
Treatment outcome

Anmerkungen:

Date Completed 20.01.2020

Date Revised 25.02.2020

published: Print-Electronic

Citation Status MEDLINE

doi:

10.3904/kjim.2017.291

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PPN (Katalog-ID):

NLM291709524