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cord-021951-xxvol17t	Amos, Louella B.	Cough	2017-05-12		.txt	text/plain	11897	734	48	Although children with cough resulting from cystic fibrosis (CF), Mycoplasma species, tuberculosis, aspiration, a bronchial foreign body, or an anatomic abnormality usually have abnormal chest radiographs, a normal radiograph does not exclude these diagnoses. Pertussis is a relatively common cause of lower respiratory tract infection in infants, children, adolescents, and adults, especially in those who are underimmunized or not immunized. Bacterial pneumonia is relatively less common in infants than is viral pneumonia but can cause severe illness, with cough, respiratory distress, and fever. The mutation affects the gene's protein product, termed cystic fibrosis transmembrane regulator Any age (even infants) Coexistence of allergy increases likelihood, but absence of allergy does not decrease likelihood Wheeze need not be present ↑Cough with upper respiratory infections ↑Cough with (and especially after) exercise ↑Cough with hard laughing or crying ↑Cough with exposure to cold ↑Cough with exposure to cigarette smoke Usually a history of dramatic response to inhaled β-agonists CF may manifest at birth with meconium ileus (10-15% of patients), or later, with steatorrhea and failure to thrive despite a voracious appetite, in an apparent effort to make up for the calories that are lost in the stool (see Chapter 11).	./cache/cord-021951-xxvol17t.txt	./txt/cord-021951-xxvol17t.txt