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Bronchite batterica protratta
dai casi clinici alla messa a fuoco di una entità poco conosciuta e “maltrattata”
Protracted bacterial bronchitis
Chiara Bibalo1,2, Cristina Bibalo1,2, Martina Tubaro1,2, Alessandro Ventura1,2, Giorgio Longo2
1IRCCS Materno-Infantile “Burlo Garofolo”, Trieste; 2Università di Trieste
Novembre 2015 - pagg. 565 -572
Abstract
Protracted bacterial bronchitis (PBB) is a wet, “smoker-like” cough that persists more than 4
weeks (chronic, not remitting cough) and promptly responds to an appropriate antimicrobial
treatment. Although it is the most common cause of chronic cough, it did not feature in
paediatric textbooks until very recently and has remained largely unrecognised and often
misdiagnosed as asthma. The paper highlights the main clinical features of PBB and the diagnostic
difficulties physicians can face through some patients’ stories.
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Corrispondenza: giorgio.longo@burlo.trieste.it