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Bronquiectasia - Overview

Nombres alternativos

Bronquiectasia adquirida; Bronquiectasia congénita

Definición:

Es la destrucción y ensanchamiento de las vías respiratorias mayores.

  • Si la afección está presente al nacer, se denomina bronquiectasia congénita.
  • Si se desarrolla posteriormente en la vida, se denomina bronquiectasia adquirida.

Causas, incidencia y factores de riesgo:

La bronquiectasia a menudo es causada por la inflamación recurrente o la infección de las vías respiratorias. Con mayor frecuencia comienza en la infancia como complicación de una infección o la inhalación de un cuerpo extraño.

La fibrosis quística ocasiona aproximadamente un tercio de todos los casos de bronquiectasias en los Estados Unidos. Ciertas afecciones genéticas también pueden causar bronquiectasia, incluyendo discinesia ciliar primaria y síndromes de inmunodeficiencia.

La afección también puede ser causada por la inhalación rutinaria de partículas de alimentos al comer.

  • Reviewed last on: 9/15/2010
  • David Zieve, MD, MHA, Medical Director, A.D.A.M., Inc., and Denis Hadjiliadis, MD, Assistant Professor of Medicine, Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA.

Referencias

Iseman MD, Chan ED. Bronchiectasis. In: Mason RJ, Broaddus CV, Martin TR, et al. Murray & Nadel's Textbook of Respiratory Medicine. 5th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier; 2010:chap 42.

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