Diagnosaurus
Bronchiectasis
Etiology
- Cystic fibrosis
- Infection: tuberculosis, fungal, abscess, pneumonia, parasites
- Localized airway obstruction: retained foreign body, tumor, mucoid impaction
- Abnormal lung defense mechanisms
- Hypogammaglobulinemia
- Common variable immunodeficiency
- Selective IgA, IgM, and IgG subclass deficiency
- Acquired immunodeficiency from cytotoxic drugs, AIDS, lymphoma, leukemia, multiple myeloma, chronic renal disease, chronic liver disease
- Alpha-1-antiprotease deficiency with cigarette smoking
- Mucociliary clearance disorders (immotile cilia syndrome)
- Rheumatic disease, eg, rheumatoid arthritis
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Last updated: December 1, 2014
Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Bronchiectasis." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2014. Medicine Central, im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114738/all/Bronchiectasis.
Zeiger RFR. Bronchiectasis. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114738/all/Bronchiectasis. Accessed December 5, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Bronchiectasis. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114738/all/Bronchiectasis
Zeiger RFR. Bronchiectasis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2023 December 05]. Available from: https://im.unboundmedicine.com/medicine/view/Diagnosaurus/114738/all/Bronchiectasis.
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