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September 2005 QUIZ OF THE MONTH . . .

A 35 year old man is being evaluated for a daily recurrent dry cough, which has been present for the past 2 months. The patient denies any associated wheeze, inspiratory whooping sound or pleuritic pain. A chest x-ray shows no active disease. The patient has never smoked. Which of the conditions listed below is least likely to be the diagnosis in this case.

  1. Gastro esophageal reflux disorder (GERD)
  2. Asthma
  3. Post-nasal discharge
  4. Pertussis
  5. Psychogenic cough


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