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===General=== | ===General=== | ||
*Benign. | *Benign. | ||
*Predisposes for infection. | *Predisposes for infection.<ref name=Ref_PBoD8_693>{{Ref PBoD8|693}}</ref> | ||
**Usually a mixed flora. | |||
**May be predominantly fungal, e.g. ''allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis'' (ABPA). | |||
*Multitude of causes - including: | *Multitude of causes - including: | ||
**[[Cystic fibrosis]]. | **[[Cystic fibrosis]] - typically diffusely involvement, unlike other causes.<ref>URL: [http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG053.html http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG053.html]. Accessed on: 21 February 2012.</ref> | ||
**[[Primary ciliary dyskinesia]]. | **[[Primary ciliary dyskinesia]]. | ||
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*Large airways at the periphery of the lung. | *Large airways at the periphery of the lung. | ||
*Central airways larger than the adjacent arteries. | *Central airways larger than the adjacent arteries. | ||
*Typically focal. | |||
Image: | |||
*[http://library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/LUNGHTML/LUNG053.html Bronchectasis (utah.edu)]. | |||
Radiologic: | Radiologic: | ||