BRONCHIECTASIS is protean in its expressions as it is sometimes obscure in its origin. The clinical picture varies in individual patients, but common to the severer cases is a history of harassing, ...

SINCE Laennec 1 first described and named bronchiectasis its etiology and mode of development have been controversial issues. Numerous theories have been advanced, each of which is backed by ...

Miami (November 11, 2025) – Men and women with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), bronchiectasis, and nontuberculous mycobacterial (NTM) lung disease report differences in symptoms, mental ...

• Infection (usually viral) of respiratory bronchial tree with transient inflammatory changes, bronchial edema, and mucus formation leading to symptoms of airway obstruction • Viruses are the most ...