Bronchiectasis: Causes, Symptoms, Treatment Prevention Bronchiectasis is a condition where damage causes the tubes in your lungs (airways) to widen or develop pouches It makes it hard to clear mucus out of your lungs and can cause frequent infections
Bronchiectasis - Johns Hopkins Medicine What is bronchiectasis? Bronchiectasis is a lung disease that usually results from an infection or other condition that injures the walls of the airways in your lungs
Bronchiectasis - Wikipedia Bronchiectasis is a disease in which there is permanent enlargement of parts of the airways of the lung [5] Symptoms typically include a chronic cough with mucus production [3]
Bronchiectasis - What Is Bronchiectasis? | NHLBI, NIH Bronchiectasis occurs when airways that carry air in and out of the lungs are damaged; it often occurs along with other conditions, such as COPD and asthma Bronchiectasis flare-ups can further damage airways
Bronchiectasis - Pulmonology - Merck Manual Professional Edition Bronchiectasis refers to dilation, thickening, and destruction of larger bronchi caused by chronic infection and inflammation Common causes are cystic fibrosis, immune defects, and recurrent infections, though some cases seem to be idiopathic
Bronchiectasis FAQs | Bronchiectasis and NTM Association Bronchiectasis is a lung disease with enlargement of small airways This leads to a slowed movement of mucus out of the lungs Holding mucus in the airways may lead to repeated lung infections causing more damage