Category Archives: Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis: Diagnosis and Treatment
Diagnosis A chest x-ray may reveal evidence of bronchiectasis and CT scan is particularly suited to reveal dilatation and bronchial wall thickness in bronchiectasis. A sputum culture confirmed the specific type of organism responsible for infection. It is important to make a careful search for other underlying diseases, namely a ciliary abnormalities, cystic fibrosis or [...]
Causes of Bronchiectasis
Before the widespread use of vaccines, bronchiectasis was often the result of a serious infection of either the measles or whooping cough. Currently, viruses that cause flu or flu-like syndromes and certain bacteria may precede the development of bronchiectasis. Patients who have been infected with tuberculosis or virus that causes AIDS (HIV), are also more [...]
Bronchiectasis
Bronchiectasis is a condition in which part of the bronchial tubes is permanently and abnormally dilated with infection. The bronchial tubes are a network of pipes that deliver air to the tiny sacs of the lungs (alveoli). In bronchiectasis, the diameter of the bronchi is very large. An examination of the walls of the bronchial [...]