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KMID : 0338420190340030559
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Korean Journal of Internal Medicine
2019 Volume.34 No. 3 p.559 ~ p.568
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Efficacy and predictors of response to inhaled corticosteroid treatment for chronic cough
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Hong Ji-Young
Kim Joo-Hee
Park Sung-Hoon
Hwang Yong-Il
Jung Ki-Suck
Jang Seung-Hun
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Abstract
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Background/Aims: Inhaled corticosteroids (ICS) are a treatment of choice for eosinophilic airway diseases, but their efficacy for other causes of chronic cough is controversial.
Methods: We conducted a prospective observational study to determine the ICS efficacy and clinical predictors of response to ICS in patients with upper airway cough syndrome (UACS) or unexplained chronic cough (UCC). Sixty-eight patients with UACS and 33 patients with UCC (duration of cough ≥ 8 weeks) were treated with ICS: 250 μg of fluticasone propionate or 400 μg of budesonide twice a day at physician’s discretion. They were followed after 2 weeks to assess persistent cough which was measured as 0% to 100% compared with baseline cough frequency.
Results: The median grade of persistent cough after 2-week ICS treatment was 40% (interquartile range [IQR], 10 to 70) in UACS and was 50% (IQR, 20 to 70) in UCC. The only adverse event was infrequent, mild hoarse voice (five UACS and one UCC). Long duration of cough (≥ 52 weeks) and cough not aggravated by cold air exposure were predictors of a poorer response to short course ICS treatment (logistic regression analysis, p = 0.018 and p = 0.031, respectively). However, prolonged treatment with ICS more than 2 weeks was more effective in patients with long cough duration (≥ 52 weeks).
Conclusions: Short course ICS treatment has modest efficacy on UACS and UCC without significant adverse events. Duration of cough and cough triggered by cold air exposure were the clinical factors associated with ICS response. Extended treatment with ICS may be beneficial in patients with long duration of cough.
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KEYWORD
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Cough, Adrenal cortex hormones, Treatment outcome
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