Chronic productive cough and extensive cysts in left lung

Int J Gen Med. 2011:4:691-4. doi: 10.2147/IJGM.S22031. Epub 2011 Oct 12.

Abstract

Bronchiectasis refers to dilated and thickened airways due to chronic inflammation and infections, with anatomic distortion of the bronchi. Here, we describe a 29-year-old man with a history of multiple hospitalizations for lung infection who presented to the pulmonary clinic with a complaint of worsening chronic productive cough in the previous year. This case presentation prompted a review of the etiologies of bronchiectasis in 291 recent cases admitted to Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran.

Keywords: bronchiectasis; cystic lung disease.

Publication types

  • Case Reports