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Common cold

Última revisão: 21 Jul 2025
Última atualização: 03 Oct 2024

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • acute onset
  • rhinitis
  • sore throat
  • sneezing
  • postnasal drainage/drip
  • cough
  • fever
  • nonspecific red pharynx
  • nasal mucosal edema/erythema
  • purulent drainage in nares and posterior pharynx
  • pulse and blood pressure within normal limits
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • malaise
  • myalgia
  • halitosis
  • inflamed tonsils
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Fatores de risco

  • exposure to affected individuals
  • young age
  • winter season
  • daycare attendance
  • exposure to cigarette smoke or other respiratory irritants
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • no initial test
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Tests to avoid

  • serum Monospot for Epstein-Barr virus infection
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • CBC
  • throat swab
  • sputum culture
  • C-reactive protein (CRP)
  • chest x-ray
  • sinus CT scan
  • viral testing
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Algoritmo de tratamento

AGUDA

all patients

Colaboradores

Autores

Bruce Arroll, MBChB, PhD, FRNZCGP

Professor

Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care

University of Auckland

Auckland

New Zealand

Declarações

BA is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Timothy Kenealy, MBChB, PhD, FRNZCGP

Associate Professor of Integrated Care

Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care

University of Auckland

Auckland

New Zealand

Declarações

TK is an author of a number of references cited in this topic.

Revisores

Fatima Syed, MD, MSc

Associate Professor of Medicine

Duke University School of Medicine

Durham

NC

Declarações

FS declares that she has no competing interests.

Christopher Cates, MA, FRCGP

Senior Research Fellow

Division of Community Health Sciences

St. George's University of London

London

UK

Declarações

CC declares that he has no competing interests.

Christopher Del Mar, MA MB, BChir MD, FRACGP, FAFPHM

Professor

Faculty of Health Sciences and Medicine

Bond University

Queensland

Australia

Declarações

CDM declares that he has no competing interests.

An De Sutter, MD, PhD

Associate Professor

Department of General Practice and Primary Health Care

Ghent University

Belgium

Declarações

ADS declares that she has no competing interests.

Referências

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Principais artigos

Harris AM, Hicks LA, Qaseem A, et al. Appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infection in adults: advice for high-value care from the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Ann Intern Med. 2016 Mar 15;164(6):425-34.Texto completo  Resumo

Jefferson T, Del Mar CB, Dooley L, et al. Physical interventions to interrupt or reduce the spread of respiratory viruses. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2020 Nov 20;11:CD006207.Texto completo  Resumo

van Driel ML, Scheire S, Deckx L, et al. What treatments are effective for common cold in adults and children? BMJ. 2018 Oct 10;363:k3786.

De Sutter AI, Eriksson L, van Driel ML. Oral antihistamine-decongestant-analgesic combinations for the common cold. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2022 Jan 21;1:CD004976.Texto completo  Resumo

Isbister GK, Prior F, Kilham HA. Restricting cough and cold medicines in children. J Paediatr Child Health. 2012 Feb;48(2):91-8. Resumo

Smith SM, Schroeder K, Fahey T. Over-the-counter (OTC) medications for acute cough in children and adults in community settings. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2014 Nov 24;(11):CD001831.Texto completo  Resumo

Kenealy T, Arroll B. Antibiotics for the common cold and acute purulent rhinitis. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jun 4;(6):CD000247.Texto completo  Resumo

Artigos de referência

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  • Diagnósticos diferenciais

    • Hay fever (allergic rhinitis)
    • Chronic sinusitis
    • Tonsillitis
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  • Diretrizes

    • Pharmacologic and nonpharmacologic treatment for acute cough associated with the common cold: CHEST expert panel report
    • Appropriate antibiotic use for acute respiratory tract infection in adults: advice for high-value care from the American College of Physicians and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention​
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  • Folhetos informativos para os pacientes

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    Treating coughs and colds in children

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  • Calculadoras

    Sore Throat (Pharyngitis) Evaluation and Treatment Criteria (McIsaac)

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