Tuberc Respir Dis.  2012 Feb;72(2):236-241.

Three Cases of Cough Syncope in Lung Cancer Patients

• Kim KY
• Cha SA
• Kim YW
• Yu HK
• Lim YJ
• You SY
• Kim SK
• Kim CH
• Kim HK

Abstract

Cough syncope is characterized by the loss of consciousness occurring after vigorous coughings. There are approximately 90 reported cases of cough syncope within the medical literature. Most cases involving middle aged, overweight and chronic bronchitic male smokers. Although many studies have been published in the medical literature, the mechanism and pathophysiology for cough syncope has not been well established. Cough syncope is treated by correcting the underlying cause when identified, or by avoiding conditions that may cause the cough syncope. In addition, cough suppression modalities can also be used. We herein report 3 cases of cough syncope presenting in lung cancer patients.

Keyword

Cough; Syncope

MeSH Terms

Cough
Humans
Lung
Lung Neoplasms
Male
Middle Aged
Overweight
Syncope
Unconsciousness

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