Cough variant asthma (CVA) is characterized by cough as a sole symptom and normal pulmonary function. However, it is unclear whether CVA really common among asthmatic patients with normal forced expiratory volume in 1 second (FEV1). The aim of this study was to evaluate the incidence of cough alone symptom among the subjects with normal FEV1 and to evaluate their differences from ordinary asthmatic subjects.
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