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  3. Human syngamosis as an uncommon cause of chronic cough

Human syngamosis as an uncommon cause of chronic cough

  • Int Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2013 Oct;17(4):413-4. doi: 10.1055/s-0033-1351680.
Janaína Oliveira Bentivi Pulcherio 1,  Eduardo Oliveira Machado da Silva 1,  Daniela Pereira Rezende 1,  Patrícia Bittencourt Barcia Barbeira 1,  Rosane Siciliano Machado 1,  Marcos Aurélio Baptista de Oliveira 1
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Affiliation

  • 1 Department of Otorhinolaringology, Central Hospital of Military Police of Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro/RJ, Brazil.
PMID: 25992048 DOI: 10.1055/s-0033-1351680
Abstract

Introduction Chronic cough may represent a diagnostic challenge. Chronic parasitism of upper airways is an unusual cause. Objective To describe a case of human syngamosis as an uncommon cause of dry cough. Case Report An endoscopic exam performed in a woman suffering of chronic cough revealed a Y-shaped worm in the larynx identified as Syngamus laryngeus. Discussion This nematode parasitizes the upper respiratory tract of many Animals including humans. The diagnosis is performed by the examination of the worm expelled by cough or by endoscopy. Endoscopic exam is easy to perform and is essential in the diagnosis of causes of chronic cough, even uncommon entities. Removal is the only efficient treatment.

Keywords

cough; larynx; parasites.

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