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<div>A '''chronic cough''' or persistent cough may occur as a symptom of [[ME/CFS]].<br />
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==Prevalence==<br />
*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.<ref>{{Cite journal|last=De Becker|first=Pascale|author-link=Pascale De Becker|last2=McGregor|first2=Neil|author-link2=Neil McGregor|last3=De Meirleir|first3=Kenny|author-link3=Kenny De Meirleir|author-link4=|author-link5=|author-link6=|date=December 2001|title=A definition‐based analysis of symptoms in a large cohort of patients with chronic fatigue syndrome|url=https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x?sid=nlm%3Apubmed|journal=Journal of Internal Medicine|volume=250|issue=3|pages=234–240|doi=10.1046/j.1365-2796.2001.00890.x|quote=|via=}}</ref><br />
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==Symptom recognition ==<br />
A persistent cough is a potential symptom of [[Long COVID]] in the [[World Health Organization Long COVID diagnostic criteria|World Health Organization]]'s definition.<ref name="WHO-longcovid-criteria">{{citation|title =A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus<br />
|date =Oct 6, 2021 |publisher=[[World Health Organization]]<br />
|others=World Health Organization (WHO) clinical case definition working group on post COVID-19 condition |first1=Joan B. |last1=Soriano |first2=Maya |last2=Allan |first3=Carine |last3=Alsokhn |first4=Nisreen A. |last4=Alwan |author-link4=Nisreen Alwan |first5=Lisa |last5=Askie |first6=Hannah E. |last6=Davis |author-link6=Hannah Davis |first7=Janet V. |last7=Diaz |first8=Tarun |last8=Dua |first9=Wouter |last9=de Groote |first10=Robert |last10=Jakob |first11=Marta |last11=Lado |first12=John |last12=Marshall |first13=Srin |last13=Murthy |first14=Jacobus |last14=Preller |first15=Pryanka |last15=Relan |first16=Nicoline |last16=Schiess |first17=Archana |last17=Seahwag<br />
|ref=WHO reference number: WHO/2019-nCoV/Post_COVID-19_condition/Clinical_case_definition/2021.1<br />
|url =https://www.who.int/publications-detail-redirect/WHO-2019-nCoV-Post_COVID-19_condition-Clinical_case_definition-2021.1}}</ref><br />
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==Potential causes==<br />
*[[Allergy|Allergies]] <br />
*[[GERD]], a common comorbidity of ME/CFS.<br />
*[[Mold]]<br />
*[[Sick building syndrome]]<br />
*Side effect of tricyclic antidepressants<br />
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==Potential treatments==<br />
*Antacids and/or proton pump inhibitors (to relieve cough from GERD)<br />
*Cough medicines: antitussives and expectorants<br />
*[[Licorice]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Long COVID signs and symptoms]]<br />
[[Category:Signs and symptoms]]<br />
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