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The goal of this study is to highlight this unrecognized clinical pattern and prevent misdiagnosis of asthma in this population.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Methods<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This cross-sectional study analyzed electronic medical records from 1,306 adult patients who presented to a pulmonology outpatient clinic with post-URI cough and associated symptoms. Extracted data included demographics, clinical manifestations, comorbidities, laboratory and spirometry results, and radiological imaging.<\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Results<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>\n                      Prolonged cough was the presenting symptom in all patients, with the majority being female (62.9%) and having a mean age of 45.6\u202f\u00b1\u202f12.3\u202fyears. The most common associated symptoms were sputum production (35.3%), post-nasal drip (34.6%), dyspnea (34.5%), and wheezing (34.2%). Demographically, older patients and ex-smokers had significantly longer symptom durations (\u22653\u202fweeks). Smokers had a significantly higher prevalence of wheezing and sputum production compared to non-smokers. Among patients with available spirometry (\n                      <jats:italic>n<\/jats:italic>\n                      \u202f=\u202f594), 32.7% had reduced FEF\n                      <jats:sub>25-75<\/jats:sub>\n                      values, suggesting small airway involvement. Older patients also showed a higher frequency of bronchovascular prominence on X-rays, which was significantly associated with dyspnea and elevated IgE levels.\n                    <\/jats:p>\n                  <\/jats:sec>\n                  <jats:sec>\n                    <jats:title>Conclusion<\/jats:title>\n                    <jats:p>This study describes the characteristics of a specific patient population presenting with temporary post infectious bronchial hyperresponsiveness. Future studies should investigate the characteristics of these patients who are responsive to short-term treatment compared to those progressing to asthma. 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