Bronchiectasis Disease: Dilated Airways that Cause Difficulty Breathing

Bronchiectasis disease is a chronic condition in which the airways to the lungs thicken due to inflammation or infection. This leads to breathing difficulty known as exacerbations. Pulmonologist Dana Albon, MD, describes the varying conditions that can lead to bronchiectasis disease, as well as its symptoms and treatments.
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Bronchiectasis disease are dilated airways. The etiology of bronchiectasis disease is very diverse. In other words, there are many different disorders that can lead to formation of bronchiectasis disease.
For example, pneumonia that has not been appropriately treated in time can lead to isolated bronchiectasis disease. Rheumatologic disorders can lead to bronchiectasis disease. Immunodeficiencies can lead to bronchiectasis disease. Chronic infections like nontuberculous mycobacteria can also lead to bronchiectasis disease. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, a disorder prevalent in Virginia, can also lead to bronchiectasis disease. So, bronchiectasis disease has diverse etiologies.
Usually, the symptoms are cough and shortness of breath and sputum production. Some patients are presented with intermittent fever and see their primary care physician frequently for what they call bronchitis episodes. Sometimes they can even develop recurrent pneumonia. At the same time, we utilize oral and IV antibiotics for the treatment of exacerbations.

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Sucks having this. During last years summer, I noticed every time I came into a specific car, my breathing was shortened and i was basically suffocating. Plus, it was a 3 hour drive, I'm thankful I'm still alive. A week later, I felt like something was choking me for a long time, i had difficulty breathing. I cried and asked my mom to bring me to the hospital. It was really difficult since I also had to do extreme trainings. God guided me, and gave me strength. At times I felt like my life would end sooner than I expected. But here I am, it's easier to breathe in cold air, so I don't really go out in the heat. At times. To those who are experiencing this, stay strong!! And be careful!! God bless u

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[@tinamani6038]

Thank you I found out I got this last August and I keep haveing chest infections after chest infection . I had my 1st covid injection two weeks ago and now I have got a chest infections again its getting me down and I get out of breath by going up and down the stairs now

[@semper9565]

@@tinamani6038 I have it too. Last time Amoxiciline, Acetilseine and coughing syrup didn't work anymore. I had nothing, but nothing, except for the fact that I wasn' t able to breathe. When I undrestood that I had run out of solutions, I used the last one: nebulizer with saline solution(physiologic serum or water+seasalt). It worked.

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@@tinamani6038 does bronchiectasis cause permanent damage to both of lungs or one lung?

[@toyinafolabi4528]

@@Jess-wk5jo it can be both,in my mum’s case,it’s the left lung completely gone and she was giving option to either have it removed or have both remove,since the right is getting weaker,she’s been coughing for almost 40years,non smoker,never drink and I have no clue how,where,when she got it.maybe genetic

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Nice video!

[@Jess-wk5jo]

does bronchiectasis cause permanent damage to both of lungs or one lung?

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Is this can spread through a kiss??

[@toyinafolabi4528]

Nope

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No