FULLSCREEN > Archive > 2025 > Vol 6, №5 (2025) > Cough: who to blame and what to do? Cough: who to blame and what to do?

Online conference "Grand round” devoted to various aspects of cough diagnosis and treatment was held on March 26, 2025. Alexander I. Sinopalnikov, Dr. Sci. (Med.), Professor, Head of the Department of Pulmonology of the Russian Medical Academy of Continuous Professional Education of the Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation, Honored Doctor of the Russian Federation, presented a report devoted to the approaches to management of patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchial asthma, among clinical manifestations of which cough represents a mono- or oligo-symptom. The report of Natalia A. Tsareva, Cand. Sci. (Med.), Associate Professor of the Department of Pulmonology of the Sechenov First Moscow State Medical University, was devoted to the issue of persistent cough post COVID-19, as well as to the relevant studies focused on the issue of complications following this disorder. Special attention was paid to the issue of post-COVID pulmonary fibrosis, as well as to the importance of comprehensive approach to the diagnosis involving thorough history taking, physical examination, and the use of advanced instrumental and laboratory methods. The discussion also touched upon the issues of vaccination against COVID-19, the need to determine the antibody titer before vaccination and consider the patients’ individual characteristics.