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Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; ... [10] Bronchiectasis is a disease in which there is permanent enlargement of parts of the airways of the lung. [5]
ICD-10 is the 10th revision of the International Classification of Diseases (ICD), a medical classification list by the World Health Organization (WHO). It contains codes for diseases, signs and symptoms, abnormal findings, complaints, social circumstances, and external causes of injury or diseases. [1]
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare, autosomal recessive genetic ciliopathy, that causes defects in the action of cilia lining the upper and lower respiratory tract, sinuses, Eustachian tube, middle ear, fallopian tube, and flagella of sperm cells.
Whether the bronchiectasis leads to the MAC infection or is the result of it is not always known. [ 10 ] The Mycobacterium avium complex (MAC) includes common atypical bacteria, i.e. nontuberculous mycobacteria (NTM), found in the environment which can infect people with HIV and low CD4 cell count (below 100/microliter); mode of infection is ...
Reticular pattern with peripheral traction bronchiectasis or bronchiolectasis; There may be mild ground-glass opacity; Indeterminate for UIP: [4] Predominantly subpleural and basal; Subtle reticular pattern; May have mild ground-glass opacity or distortion (“early UIP pattern”) Findings suggestive of another diagnosis, including: [4]
A parapneumonic effusion is a type of pleural effusion (accumulation of fluid in the pleural cavity) that arises as a result of a pneumonia, lung abscess, or bronchiectasis. [1] There are three types of parapneumonic effusions: uncomplicated effusions, complicated effusions, and empyema. Uncomplicated effusions generally respond well to ...
Tracheobronchomegaly is a very rare congenital disorder of the lung primarily characterized by an abnormal widening of the upper airways. [2] The abnormally widened trachea and mainstem bronchi are associated with recurrent lower respiratory tract infection and copious purulent sputum production, eventually leading to bronchiectasis and other respiratory complications.
Prevalence of Non-Bronchial Systemic Culprit Arteries in Patients with Hemoptysis with Bronchiectasis and Chronic Pulmonary Infection Who Underwent De Novo Bronchial Artery Embolization - The study described the relationship between bleeding sites (pulmonary lobes) and targeted non-bronchial systemic arteries in patients with hemoptysis due to ...