Proton pump inhibitor-responsive chronic cough without acid reflux: a case report

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Because 24-h esophageal pH monitoring is quite invasive, the diagnosis of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD)-associated cough has usually been made based merely on the clinical efficacy of treatment with proton pump inhibitor (PP...

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Main Authors: Nobata Kouichi, Asanoi Hidetsugu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2007-08-01
Series:Journal of Medical Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.jmedicalcasereports.com/content/1/1/69