Estfan B, Walsh D
The cough from hell: diazepam for intractable cough in a patient with renal cell carcinoma. [Case Reports, Journal Article]
J Pain Symptom Manage 2008 Nov; 36(5):553-8.
Cough is a common symptom in cancer. Its underlying cause should be managed when identified; otherwise, empiric treatment is the mainstay of symptom control. Cancer-related cough usually responds to radiation therapy, an opioid, or benzonatate, a peripheral anesthetic. We present the case of a patient with renal cell carcinoma hospitalized for intractable cough that failed to respond adequately to usual treatments, but improved with diazepam.
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