Possible causes of Cough
29 conditions can cause this symptom. Most common are listed first.
- ACE inhibitor use (blood pressure and heart failure medication) Common
- Allergic reaction Common Urgent Pediatric
- Atypical pneumonia (lung infection) Common Urgent Pediatric
- Bronchitis (bronchial tube infection) Common Pediatric
- Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) Common
- Congestive heart failure (CHF) Common Urgent
- Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) Common
- Influenza (seasonal flu) Common Pediatric
- Laryngitis (voice box inflammation) Common Pediatric
- Pneumonia (lung infection) Common Urgent Pediatric
- Sinusitis (sinus infection) Common Pediatric
- Whooping cough (pertussis) Common Urgent Pediatric
- Bronchiectasis (bronchial tube inflammation destruction) Urgent
- Loffler's syndrome (pulmonary eosinophilia)
- Typhoid fever (salmonella typhi infection) Urgent
- Allergic rhinitis (runny nose)
- Asthma
- Esophagitis (esophageal inflammation)
- Foreign body in the respiratory tract Urgent Pediatric
- Gastroesophageal reflux (GERD) Pediatric
- Pharyngitis (throat infection)
- Post nasal drip
- Respiratory failure (breathing failure) Urgent
- Rhinitis (nasal inflammation)
- Smoking
- Tonsillitis (tonsil infection)
- Tuberculosis (TB)
- Upper respiratory tract infection (URI)
- Viral infections