Such conditions include emphysema, bronchitis, tuberculosis, bronchiectasis, amyloidosis, pneumonia, cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and pulmonary fibrosis.
en.wikipedia.org Young's syndrome, which is clinically similar to cystic fibrosis, is thought to significantly contribute to the development of bronchiectasis.
en.wikipedia.org Differential diagnosis of allergic bronchopulmonary mycosis is difficult, and it is often misdiagnosed as tuberculosis, pneumonia, bronchiectasis, lung abscess or bronchial asthma.
en.wikipedia.org A common cause is cystic fibrosis, which affects chloride ion transport, in which a small number of patients develop severe localized bronchiectasis.
en.wikipedia.org With bronchiectasis, the bronchial tubes inside the lungs become wider than usual and the wall of the tubes become damaged.
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