Cough is a common symptom of the lung system. It may occur in any season, and is most frequently seen in cold regions, during the cold seasons and when the weather changes drastically. Its prevalence is higher in infants than in older children or adults. In general, cough has a good prognosis. But in infants the lung is a tender organ and infants have a weak defensive system that is more easily breached by exogenous pathogenic evils. If cough due to an exogenous evil is not properly treated, lung-Qi may be injured and cough may become protracted and difficult to treat.
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Liu, Z. (2009). Infantile Cough. In: Liu, Z. (eds) Essentials of Chinese Medicine. Springer, London. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-84882-596-3_39
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