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    Bronchiectasis

    Bronchiectasis is a topic covered in the Diagnosaurus.

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    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. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114738/all/Bronchiectasis.
    Zeiger RF. Bronchiectasis. Diagnosaurus. 4th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114738/all/Bronchiectasis. Accessed March 20, 2019.
    Zeiger, R. F. (2014). Bronchiectasis. In Diagnosaurus. Available from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114738/all/Bronchiectasis
    Zeiger RF. Bronchiectasis [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2014. [cited 2019 March 20]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/Diagnosaurus/114738/all/Bronchiectasis.
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