TY - JOUR T1 - Chronic or recurring cough in children—a presentation of asthma? JF - The Journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners JO - J R Coll Gen Pract SP - 221 LP - 222 VL - 34 IS - 261 AU - Reginald Spelman Y1 - 1984/04/01 UR - http://bjgp.org/content/34/261/221.abstract N2 - Thirty-five children between the ages of one year and 11 years who presented with chronic or recurring cough over a two-year period were treated for asthma. They were given bronchodilator syrup for a trial period of one month. All the children improved symptomatically. It is suggested that any child with a persistent cough or recurring cough should be given bronchodilator syrup even in the absence of wheeze and particularly when there is a family history of asthma. This might result in the early diagnosis of unrecognized asthma and help to reduce the amount of unnecessary antibiotics and cough linctus that these children receive. ER -