Md Abdur Rouf1, Raina Masnoon2 , Mahmud Rahim3 , Bipul Kanti Biswas4, Lutfun Nessa5,Syed Nesar Ahmed6, Bijoy Pada Gope7, Snehashis Nag8
Abstract:
Bronchiectasis is characterized by dilatation of bronchi, airflow limitation and chronic infection/inflammation.Patients with bronchiectasis have chronic cough and sputum production, and bacterial infections develop in them that result in the loss of lung function.The diagnosis of bronchiectasis is made by high-resolution
CT scans. Patients with bronchiectasis may have predisposing congenital disease, immune disorders, or inflammatory disease. The treatment of bronchiectasis is multimodality, and includes therapy with antibiotics, antiinflammatory agents, and airway clearance. Resectional surgery and lung transplantation are rarely required. In this comprehensive review, the etiology, pathogenesis, clinical presentation, appropriate investigations and management of bronchiectasis have been discussed.