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 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 4 98 cases of cough variant asthma clinical analysis of [Paper Keywords] CVA; allergy history; misdiagnosed; typical asthma [Abstract] Objective: To investigate the cough variant asthma clinical features and treatment, and to increase disease awareness and diagnosis. Methods: 98 cases of CVA in patients with clinical data, characteristics of their disease, misdiagnosis and treatment of conditions were analyzed retrospectively. Results: 98 cases of misdiagnosed patients, 24 cases of misdiagnosis rate was 24.5%. All patients diagnosed with cough variant asthma, the disabled antibiotics, cough medicine, given inhaled salbutamol aerosol, glucocorticoid aerosol, oral theophylline, ketotifen. Most of the cases by oral aminophylline, ketotifen, inhaled salbutamol aerosol, aerosol corticosteroid after coughing were within 2 ~ 4 d gradually eased, 2 to 4 weeks the symptoms disappeared. 11 cases of patients had symptoms disappeared after oral prednisone. Conclusion: The prevention is the treatment of cough variant asthma main measures to avoid the trigger factors, once the diagnosis was established that the principle of administering treatment according to the treatment of asthma. Early diagnosis, proper treatment in reducing the incidence of asthma is very important. Cough variant asthma (cough variant asthma, CVA), which is not typical of bronchial asthma, chronic cough is the main clinical manifestation of a special type of asthma, also known as occult asthma, profiled asthma. Clinically, continuous dry cough for more than 2 months, with chest tightness, suffocation as the main performance, non-asthma and wheezing. Is often misdiagnosed as acute upper respiratory tract infection, acute or chronic bronchitis. Therefore, should attract the attention of medical personnel. Early diagnosis and proper treatment can greatly reduce the patient’s suffering and economic burden. In order to deepen their understanding of the disease and treatment, now