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Bronquiectasia adquirida; Bronquiectasia congénita
Los síntomas, a menudo, se desarrollan gradualmente y se pueden presentar meses o años después del hecho que causa la bronquiectasia.
Dichos síntomas pueden abarcar:
Al auscultar el tórax con un estetoscopio, el médico puede percibir unos pequeños chasquidos, crepitaciones, burbujeo, sibilancias, cascabeleo u otros ruidos, por lo general en los lóbulos inferiores de los pulmones.
Los exámenes pueden ser:
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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