Bronchiectasis: Causes

Key points

• Bronchiectasis: causes Bronchiectasis describes a permanent dilatation of the airways secondary to chronic infection or inflammation. There are a wide variety of causes are listed below: Causes
• post-infective: tuberculosis, measles, pertussis, pneumonia
• cystic fibrosis
• bronchial obstruction e.g. lung cancer/foreign body
• immune deficiency: selective IgA, hypogammaglobulinaemia