Cough

A chronic cough or persistent cough may occur as a symptom of ME/CFS.

Prevalence

 * 2001, In a Belgian study, 35.2% of patients meeting the Fukuda criteria and 39.2% of patients meeting the Holmes criteria, in a cohort of 2073 CFS patients, reported persistent cough.

Potential causes

 * A chronic cough may be caused by GERD, a common comorbidity of ME/CFS.
 * Mould
 * Sick building syndrome
 * A side effect of tricyclic antidepressants
 * Inhalation of xylene

Potential treatments

 * Licorice