Bronchiectasis

📖What is Bronchiectasis?

Bronchiectasis is a chronic lung condition in which the airways become permanently widened, damaged, and scarred, often as a result of repeated or severe respiratory infections. This structural damage impairs the airways' ability to clear mucus effectively, creating a cycle in which retained mucus promotes further infection and inflammation, causing progressive additional damage over time. The condition can develop following a serious lung infection in childhood, or as a complication of conditions such as tuberculosis, cystic fibrosis, or immune deficiencies that predispose to recurrent infections. Patients typically experience a chronic productive cough with large amounts of mucus, along with recurrent chest infections that can gradually worsen lung function. While the underlying airway damage is not reversible, treatment focused on airway clearance and infection prevention can significantly improve quality of life and slow disease progression.

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