causes of bronchiectasis

Question 1

what is the most common cause of bronchiectasis worldwide

Answer 1

TB

Question 2

what is the most common cause of bronchiectasis in the western world

Answer 2

CF

Question 3

how can childhood infection lead to bronchiectasis

Answer 3

wooping cough, severe pneumonia, TB, measles will cause damage to the airways which makes them more susceptible to obstruction and infection

Question 4

how can immunodeficiency lead to bronchiectasis

Answer 4

inherited or acquired eg HIV

weaker immune system cant fight of infection which may lead to bronchiectasis

Question 5

how can allergy bronchopulmonary aspergillosis lead to bronchiectasis

Answer 5

allergy to fungi aspergillus, spored inhaled will lead to infection which may lead to bronchiectasis

Question 6

how can aspiration lead to bronchiectasis

Answer 6

food in the lungs will stimulate inflammatory response which may lead to bronchiectasis

Question 7

how can CF lead to bronchiectasis

Answer 7

mucous environment is ideal for bacterial infection which may lead to bronchiectasis

Question 8

which ‘cilia abnormality’ conditions may lead to bronchiectasis

Answer 8

when cilia cant clear away the mucous
‘young’s disease’: a rare condition affecting males thought to be caused by exposure to mercury in childhood
‘primary ciliary dyskinesia’: a rare condition caused by inheriting faulty genes

Question 9

what are the main organism causing bronchiectasis

Answer 9

step. pneumonia, h. influenza, Staph aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa