Etiology

Infection

• Pertussis (see Pertussis, [[Pertussis]])
• Pneumonia (see Pneumonia, [[Pneumonia]])

Drug

• Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE Inhibitors) (see Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors, [[Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors]]): cough occurs in 5-20% of treated patients
• Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ARB’s) (see Angiotensin Receptor Blockers, [[Angiotensin Receptor Blockers]]): much lower incidence of cough than ACE-I’s

Toxin

• Bromine/Methyl Bromide Inhalation (see Bromine+Methyl Bromide, [[Bromine+Methyl Bromide]])
• Capsaicin Inhalation (see Capsaicin, [[Capsaicin]])
• Crack Cocaine Abuse (see Cocaine, [[Cocaine]])
• Diborane Gas Inhalation (see Diborane Gas, [[Diborane Gas]])
• Dinoflagellate Brevetoxin Inhalation (see Dinoflagellate Brevetoxin Inhalation, [[Dinoflagellate Brevetoxin Inhalation]])
• Lyngbya Majuscula Toxin Inhalation (see Lyngbya Majuscula Toxin Inhalation, [[Lyngbya Majuscula Toxin Inhalation]])
• Hydrogen Selenide Gas Inhalation (see Hydrogen Selenide, [[Hydrogen Selenide]])
• Hydrogen Sulfide Gas Inhalation (see Hydrogen Sulfide Gas, [[Hydrogen Sulfide Gas]])
• Metal Fume Fever (see Metal Fume Fever, [[Metal Fume Fever]])
• Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome (see Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome, [[Organic Dust Toxic Syndrome]])
• Pfiesteria Dinoflagellate Toxin Inhalation (see Pfiesteria Dinoflagellate Toxin Inhalation, [[Pfiesteria Dinoflagellate Toxin Inhalation]])
• Polymer Fume Fever (see Polymer Fume Fever, [[Polymer Fume Fever]])
• Pontiac Fever (see Pontiac Fever, [[Pontiac Fever]])
• Tributyltin Oxide Fume Inhalation (see Tributyltin Oxide, [[Tributyltin Oxide]]): acute airway irritation
• Vanadium Fume Inhalation (see Vanadium, [[Vanadium]]): acute bronchitis

Other

• Asthma (see Asthma, [[Asthma]])
• Atelectasis (see Atelectasis, [[Atelectasis]])
• Endobronchial Tumor
  • Bronchial Adenoma (see Bronchial Adenoma, [[Bronchial Adenoma]])
  • Bronchial Carcinoid (see Bronchial Carcinoid, [[Bronchial Carcinoid]])
  • Lung Cancer (see Lung Cancer, [[Lung Cancer]])
• Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease (GERD) (see Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, [[Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease]])
• Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF) (see Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis, [[Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis]]): dry cough is common
• Occupational Asthma (see Asthma, [[Asthma]])
• Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome (RADS) (see Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome, [[Reactive Airway Dysfunction Syndrome]])
• Sarcoidosis (see Sarcoidosis, [[Sarcoidosis]])
• Tracheobronchial Foreign Body (see Foreign Body, [[Foreign Body]])

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