Bronkientasis

Key facts

Medical condition (new).name

Bronchiectasis

Medical condition (new).image

Bronchiectasis NHLBI.jpg

Medical condition (new).caption

Figure A shows a cross-section of the lungs with normal airways and widened airways. Figure B shows a cross-section of a normal airway. Figure C shows a cross-section of an airway with bronchiectasis.

Medical condition (new).field

Pulmonology

Medical condition (new).symptoms

Productive cough, shortness of breath, chest pain

Medical condition (new).onset

Gradual

Medical condition (new).duration

Long term

Medical condition (new).causes

Infections, cystic fibrosis, other genetic conditions, idiopathic

Medical condition (new).diagnosis

Based on symptoms, CT scan

Medical condition (new).differential

Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, Asbestosis, Tracheobronchomalacia

Medical condition (new).treatment

Antibiotics, bronchodilators, lung transplant

Medical condition (new).frequency

1–250 per 250,000 adults

via Wikipedia infobox

• Neutrophilic inflammation in bronchiectasis.European respiratory review : an official journal of the European Respiratory Society · 2025
• Bronchiectasis.Chest · 2019
• Bronchiectasis: A clinical review of inflammation.Respiratory medicine · 2025
• Bronchiectasis update.Current opinion in infectious diseases · 2018
• Bronchiectasis.Chest · 2008

via PubMed

Wikidata facts

Subclass of

disease

Image

Bronchiectasis (3705143401).jpg

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