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Bronchiectasis is a widening and destruction of the large airways, and is associated with a wide range of disorders. Bronchiectasis can result from bacterial infections. Bronchiectasis may be diagnosed with a CT scan as well as through blood work and sputum culture samples.

Fast Facts About Bronchiectasis

• -- Bronchiectasis was researched by Sir William Osler in the late 1800s; and coincidently; it is suspected that he actually died of complications from undiagnosed bronchiectasis.
• --The most common symptom seen in bronchiectasis is a chronic cough that produces thick, white or green sputum (discharge).
• --About half of the cases of bronchiectasis are from cystic fibrosis. Other causes of bronchiectasis are severe pneumonia, whooping cough, tuberculosis , and immunodeficiency disorders, such as HIV infection and AIDS.

5 Great Resources on Bronchiectasis

• Wikipedia: Bronchiectasis
• eMedicine: Bronchiectasis
• A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Bronchiectasis
• American Lung Association: Bronchiectasis Fact Sheet
• The Lung Association: Bronchiectasis

What is Bronchiectasis?

• Nation Heart Lung and Blood Institute (NHLBI): What Is Bronchiectasis?
• About.com: What is Bronchiectasis?
• National Jewish Medical and Research Center: What is Bronchiectasis?
• A.D.A.M. (via HealthCentral): Bronchiectasis
• Pharmaxix: What is Bronchiectasis?

What Are The Symptoms of Bronchiectasis?

• University of California, San Francisco: Signs and Symptoms
• A.D.A.M. (via The New York Times): Bronchiectasis Symptoms
• Merck: Bronchiectasis Symptoms
• HealthScout (via USA Today): Symptoms of Bronchiectasis

What Are The Causes and Complications of Bronchiectasis?

• NHLBI: What Causes Bronchiectasis?
• NHS Direct: Bronchiectasis Causes
• myFoxMontgomery: Bronchiectasis Causes
• Bio Info Bank Library: Bronchiectasis , Complications

What Are The Treatments and Medications for Bronchiectasis?

• eMedicine: Treatment of Bronchiectasis | Medications of Bronchiectasis
• HealthScout (via DrugInfoNet): Treatment of Bronchiectasis
• NHLBI: How Is Bronchiectasis Treated?
• About.com: Treatment of Bronchiectasis
• Pulmonary - Critical Care Associates of East Texas: Medications of Bronchiectasis

What Are The Holistic and Alternative Treatments for Bronchiectasis?

• Alternative-Medicine-And-Health.com: Oxidative Therapy
• Medical News Today: Self-management In Bronchiectasis

What Are The Types, Stages and Prognosis of Bronchiectasis?

• COPD International: There Are Two Basic Types of Bronchiectasis
• James Allen, MD: Types and Stages of Bronchiectasis
• American College of Chest Physicians: Survival of Patients With Bronchiectasis After the First ICU Stay for Respiratory Failure
• Merck: Prognosis of Bronchiectasis

How Do You Prevent Bronchiectasis?

• Wikipedia: Prevention of Bronchiectasis
• The Cochrane Library: Pneumococcal Vaccines for Children and Adults With Bronchiectasis
• A.D.A.M. (via MedlinePlus): Prevention of Bronchiectasis

Wisdom, Personal Experiences and Blogs about Bronchiectasis

• Teens First For Health: Waiting For the Call That Will Change My Life
• BreathEasyGuernsey: Our Stories
• Helium: Bronchiectasis: Symptoms and Treatment

Foundations and Support Groups on Bronchiectasis

• American Lung Foundation: Bronchiectasis
• British Lung Foundation: Bronchiectasis | Case study stories
• The Australian Lung Foundation: Bronchiectasis
• Bronchiectasis R US: Bronchiectasis Support Group
• Yahoo Health: Bronchiectasis Support Group

Message Boards, Chat and Discussions about Bronchiectasis

• Bronchiectasis R US: Bronchiectasis Forums
• Yahoo Health: Bronchiectasis Chat Group

Scientific and Medical Journal Articles on Bronchiectasis

• Oxford Journals: Patients With Bronchiectasis: Look For Specific Causes
• PubMed: Medical Journal Articles on Bronchiectasis
• The Medical Journal of Australia: Bronchiectasis in Indigenous Children in Remote Australian Communities

Clinical Trials on Bronchiectasis

• Centerwatch: Clinical Trials on Bronchiectasis
• ClinicalTrials.org: Clinical Trials on Bronchiectasis

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