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Pediatria Polska - Polish Journal of Paediatrics
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Case report

Resolution of bronchiectasis in 3 children. Case series description

Katarzyna Surówka
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Henryk Mazurek
1

  1. National Tuberculosis and Lung Diseases Institute, Department of Pneumonology and Cystic Fibrosis, Rabka-Zdrój, Poland
Pediatr Pol 2024; 99 (1): 71-76
Online publish date: 2024/03/05
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Bronchiectasis is a chronic disease syndrome manifested by a productive cough, subsequent to structural changes in the bronchial walls resulting from bacterial infection and leading to the retention of secretions. In some patients, the cause of bronchiectasis is chronic diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, ciliary dyskinesia, α1-antitrypsin deficiency, or congenital immune disorders. However, there are cases of bronchiectasis without underlying chronic disease, e.g. as a consequence of severe lower respiratory tract infection (bacterial or viral) or local airway obstruction, caused by foreign body aspiration or external pressure. Currently, it is believed that in some patients bronchial deformations may be reversible with a sufficiently quick diagnosis and implementation of treatment. The paper presents the cases of 3 children in whom the resolution of dilated lesions was confirmed by computed tomography.
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computed tomography, bronchiectasis, chronic inflammation