Chronic rhinosinusitis is associated with non –cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis: A new clinical implication?

Bronchiectasis is a rare pulmonary disease characterized by aberrant mucociliary clearance, recurrent infections, mucus production, and mucosal damage leading to permanent dilatation of bronchi.1 Several conditions may coexist with non –cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), recurrent pneumonia, asthma, aspirin-exacerbated respiratory disease, allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, immune deficiency, primary ciliary dyskinesia, alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency, and obstructive sleep apnea (OSA).

Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology - July 12, 2022 Category: Allergy & Immunology Authors: Jarkko M äntylä, Paula Kauppi, Sanna Toppila-Salmi Tags: Editorial Source Type: research