Other than demonstration of central bronchiectasis (CB) with normal tapering bronchi, which is regarded as a key component for the diagnosis of ABPA in patients without CF, we still do not have a single test that could clinch the diagnosis. Of late, ABPA has also been observed in patients...
2 Three additional minor criteria are used to diagnose SCAP: respiratory rate 30 breaths/minute or higher, Pao2/Fio2 ratio 250 or less, multilobar infiltrates, confusion or disorientation, blood urea nitrogen (BUN) 20 mg/dL or higher, leukopenia (white blood cell count < 4000 cells/mm3), ...
bronchiectasis, a condition in which tubes in your lungs are permanently widened with thickened walls due to inflammation, causing a buildup of bacteria or mucus bronchitis, an inflammation in the bronchi of the lungs gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD), a condition in which acid from your stom...
Chronic lung diseases - If you have previous lung infections with scars, COPD, bronchiectasis, or asthma, it is going to put you at a greater risk of having problems with coughs. Environmental - It is possible that a cough is caused by irritants in the air at a workplace. You can incr...
bronchiectasiscoughpaediatric lung diseaseProgressive bacterial bronchitis (PBB) in children is a common cause of minor morbidity but is not difficult to diagnose and treat. However, if untreated or undertreated, its consequence of progression to bronchiectasis is significant given that bronchiectasis can...
The reason for the lower mortality could be due to improved strategies to diagnose and treat fungal diseases [11,12,13]. In our work, we detected a higher CFR in males than in females. We have no clear explanation for this data, although similar results have also been described in other...