INTRODUCCIÓNSe denomina tos crónica o de larga evolución a aquélla que se presenta durante un periodo mayor de tres semanas sin etiología conocida, o de ocho semanas con antecedentes de infección respiratoria aguda previa 1,2 .La tos es un mecanismo fisiológico de defensa. La estimulación de una serie de localizaciones periféricas conectadas con el centro de la médula (nariz, canal auditivo, rinofaringe, laringe, trá-quea, bronquios, superficies pleurales, esófago distal) desencadena una secuencia cuyo resultado es la tos 3 . 181Vol. 13 -Núm. 3-Marzo 2003 MEDIFAM 2003 13: 181-185
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