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Journal of Clinical Case Reports

ISSN: 2165-7920

Open Access

Antonio Lourenço Santos de Carvalho

Instituto De Educação Médica (IDOMED), Juazeiro-BA, Brazil

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  • Case Report   
    Bronchiectasis and its Main Radiological Findings: What the General Practitioner Needs to Know
    Author(s): Antonio Lourenço Santos de Carvalho*, Americo Mota, Aquino Santana and Rafael Valois

    Introduction: Bronchiectasis is defined as an irreversible abnormal dilatation of the bronchial tree and is divided into bronchiectasis secondary to cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis not associated with cystic fibrosis, presents with recurrent chest infections, productive cough for more than 8 weeks, production of large amounts of sputum and hemoptysis, as in many other lung diseases, there are repeated exacerbations of symptoms. High-resolution computed tomography (CT) of the chest is the most accurate modality for diagnosis. Objective: To identify the main radiological findings related to bronchiectasis described in the literature. Methods: This is a literature review study by collecting data from bibliographic references available in the U.S. National Library of Medicine (PubMed) database. The inclusion criteria establ.. Read More»
    DOI: 10.37421/2165-7920.2022.12.1532

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