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==Bronchiectasis Risk Factors== | ==Bronchiectasis Risk Factors== | ||
*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. | ||
*Primary ciliary dyskinesia | *[[Primary ciliary dyskinesia]] | ||
*Childhood infections such as pneumonia, tuberculosis, measles, whooping cough, adenovirus, and mycoplasma pneumoniae. | :*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. | :*These infections damage the airways, which leads to more infections. | ||
*Retained foreign object | *Retained foreign object | ||
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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. | ||
*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. | ||
*Immunodeficiencies | *Immunodeficiencies | ||
:*There are increased infections and mucus secretion. | :*There are increased infections and mucus secretion. | ||
*Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis | *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
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.