Dry cough
• Dry cough is a symptom of throat or bronchiole irritation.
• Dry cough is a cough without production of mucous or phlegm from the bronchioles (lungs).
• Dry cough can persists after a respiratory infection (post-infectious cough) due to residual inflammation of the airways.
• Dry cough can also be a sign of:
· asthma
· post nasal drip/allergic sinusitis
· silent gastroesophageal reflux disease
· medications such as ACE inhibitors
· lung cancer
• Dry cough that persists or worsens should be evaluated by your doctor.
Posted on December 14, 2008
