Phenotypic characteristics, healthcare use, and treatment in children with night cough compared with children with wheeze.
Maria Christina MalletRebeca MozunCristina Ardura-GarciaEva Sophie Lunde PedersenMaja JurcaPhilipp Latzinnull nullAlexander MöllerClaudia Elisabeth KuehniPublished in: Pediatric pulmonology (2023)
Our representative population-based study confirms that children with dry night cough without wheeze clearly differed from those with wheeze. This suggests asthma is unlikely, and they should be investigated for alternative aetiologies, particularly upper airway disease.