Bronchiectasis and Suppurative Bronchitis

Kah Peng Eg, Rahul J. Thomas, Miles Weinberger, Anne Chang

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    Abstract

    Bronchiectasis and other suppurative bronchitic disorders including protracted bacterial bronchitis, primary ciliary dyskinesia and cystic fibrosis are among the important causes of chronic wet cough in children. These suppurative disorders share a common feature of chronic airway inflammation (bronchitis) although the pathogenesis leading to lung damage is not fully understood. The use of flexible bronchoscopy (FB) in the diagnosis and management of these entities has been increasing worldwide albeit with limited clinical research data on its exact role. The increasing popularity of FB in the area allows substantial opportunistic research to gain better understanding of these endobronchial infections. This chapter gives a brief overview of each disease and then discusses the role of flexible bronchoscopy in children with chronic suppuration. Common bronchoscopic findings, both macroscopic (from direct visualization) and microscopic (from bronchoalveolar lavage fluid), are presented for all of these suppurative disorders followed by a review on some specific findings encountered in each entity.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationDiagnostic and Interventional Bronchoscopy in Children
    EditorsSamuel Goldfarb, Joseph Piccione
    Place of PublicationCham, Switzerland
    PublisherHumana Press, Cham
    Chapter21
    Pages253-273
    Number of pages21
    Edition1
    ISBN (Electronic)978-3-030-54924-4
    ISBN (Print)978-3-030-54923-7
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2021

    Publication series

    NameRespiratory Medicine
    ISSN (Print)2197-7372
    ISSN (Electronic)2197-7380

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