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==Overview== | ==Overview== | ||
There are some congenital and acquired conditions that cause inflammation and increased mucus secretion/accumulation of the airways. This repeated cycle leads to the increased risk of bronchiectasis. | There are some [[congenital]] and [[acquired]] conditions that cause inflammation and increased [[mucus]] secretion/accumulation of the airways. This repeated cycle leads to the increased risk of bronchiectasis. | ||
==Bronchiectasis Risk Factors== | ==Bronchiectasis Risk Factors== | ||
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! Risk | ! Risk | ||
! Factor Description | ! Factor Description | ||
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| Cystic fibrosis | | '''Cystic fibrosis''' | ||
|Due to ciliary dysfunction, the mucous secretion accumulates in the airways. This leads to increased infection and damage to the airways. | |Due to ciliary dysfunction, the [[mucous]] secretion accumulates in the airways. This leads to increased [[infection]] and damage to the airways. | ||
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| Primary ciliary dyskinesia | | '''Primary ciliary dyskinesia''' | ||
| Due to ciliary dysfunction, the mucous secretion accumulates in the airways. This leads to increased infection and damage to the airways. | | Due to ciliary dysfunction, the [[mucous]] secretion accumulates in the airways. This leads to increased [[infection]] and damage to the airways. | ||
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| Childhood infections such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, measles, whooping cough, adenovirus, and ''Mycoplasma pneumoniae'' | | '''Childhood infections such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, measles, whooping cough, adenovirus, and ''Mycoplasma pneumoniae''''' | ||
|These infections damage the airways, which leads to more infections | |These infections damage the airways, which leads to more infections | ||
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| Retained foreign object | | Retained foreign object | ||
|This prevents mucus from clearing from the airway | |This prevents [[mucus]] from clearing from the airway | ||
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| Exposure to chemical irritants | | '''Exposure to chemical irritants''' | ||
|This leads to inflammation and mucous secretion | |This leads to [[inflammation]] and [[mucous]] secretion | ||
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| Connective tissue disease | | '''Connective tissue disease''' | ||
|This leads to pulmonary fibrosis, inflammation of the airways, and traction bronchiectasis | |This leads to [[pulmonary fibrosis]], [[inflammation]] of the airways, and traction bronchiectasis | ||
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| Immunodeficiencies | | '''Immunodeficiencies''' | ||
|There are increased infections and mucus secretion | |There are increased [[infections]] and [[mucus]] secretion | ||
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| Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) | | '''Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA)''' | ||
|The allergic reaction to the fungus aspergillus causes inflammation of the airways, repeated infections, and accumulation of mucus | |The allergic reaction to the [[fungus]] [[aspergillus]] causes [[inflammation]] of the airways, repeated [[infections]], and accumulation of [[mucus]] | ||
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Overview
There are some congenital and acquired conditions that cause inflammation and increased mucus secretion/accumulation of the airways. This repeated cycle leads to the increased risk of bronchiectasis.
Bronchiectasis Risk Factors
| Risk | Factor Description |
|---|---|
| Cystic fibrosis | Due to ciliary dysfunction, the mucous secretion accumulates in the airways. This leads to increased infection and damage to the airways. |
| Primary ciliary dyskinesia | Due to ciliary dysfunction, the mucous secretion accumulates in the airways. This leads to increased infection and damage to the airways. |
| Childhood infections such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, measles, whooping cough, adenovirus, and Mycoplasma pneumoniae | These infections damage the airways, which leads to more infections |
| Retained foreign object | This prevents mucus from clearing from the airway |
| Exposure to chemical irritants | This leads to inflammation and mucous secretion |
| Connective tissue disease | This leads to pulmonary fibrosis, inflammation of the airways, and traction bronchiectasis |
| Immunodeficiencies | There are increased infections and mucus secretion |
| Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis (ABPA) | The allergic reaction to the fungus aspergillus causes inflammation of the airways, repeated infections, and accumulation of mucus |