TY - JOUR T1 - The perils of a persistent cough JF - Breathe JO - Breathe DO - 10.1183/20734735.0299-2019 VL - 16 IS - 2 SP - 190299 AU - Natalya Fox AU - Sajeev Ranmuthu AU - Jimstan Periselneris AU - Georgia Hardavella Y1 - 2020/06/01 UR - http://breathe.ersjournals.com/content/16/2/190299.abstract N2 - A 66-year-old, female, lifelong nonsmoker was referred to the chest clinic on an urgent referral pathway. She presented with dry cough and breathlessness of 6 months duration on a background of intermittent cough for 5 years. She had no sputum production, haemoptysis or weight loss, and maintained a good appetite. The cough was triggered by perfumes/allergens. Her medical history was unremarkable and she denied hay fever or gastro-oesophageal reflux-like symptoms. Family history included asthma and eczema. Her father had been a heavy smoker who died of lung cancer; therefore, there had been passive exposure to smoking.Always consider an underlying diagnosis of Aspergillus-related disease when faced with persistent symptoms in an individual with predisposing risk factors (e.g. asthma) http://bit.ly/3aBTQip ER -