| Title | The Cough from Hell: Diazepam for Intractable Cough in a Patient with Renal Cell Carcinoma. | | Author(s) | Estfan B, Walsh D | | Institution | The Harry R. Horvitz Center for Palliative Medicine, Cleveland Clinic Taussig Cancer Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. | | Source | J Pain Symptom Manage 2008 Apr 25. | | Abstract | 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. | | Language | ENG | | Pub Type(s) | JOURNAL ARTICLE
| | PubMed ID | 18440768 |
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