Chronic cough and inflammatory bowel disease: an under-recognised association?

James Wingfield Digby; Jenny King; Robert Lord; Jaclyn Ann Smith; Paul Marsden

doi:10.1183/20734735.0262-2022

Chronic cough and inflammatory bowel disease: an under-recognised association?

Breathe (Sheff). 2023 Mar;19(1):220262. doi: 10.1183/20734735.0262-2022. Epub 2023 Apr 11.

Authors

James Wingfield Digby^{1

2}, Jenny King^{1

2}, Robert Lord², Jaclyn Ann Smith^{1

2}, Paul Marsden²

Affiliations

¹ The University of Manchester, Faculty of Allergy, Immunology and Respiratory Medicine, Wythenshawe Hospital, Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK.
² Manchester University NHS Foundation Trust, North West Lung Centre, Wythenshawe Hospital, Wythenshawe, Manchester, UK.

Abstract

Respiratory complications of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are common and may be under-recognised. Chronic cough may present many years after a colectomy for IBD, is typically productive and can be very responsive to inhaled corticosteroids. https://bit.ly/3DrHNoy.

Publication types

Case Reports