Background: Bronchiectasis, characterized by irreversible bronchial dilation, often affects patients’ long-term health. This study assessed the prevalence and risk factors of bronchiectasis in adults based on CT scan...
BACKGROUND The increasing prevalence of tuberculosis(TB)and diabetes on a global scale poses a significant health challenge,particularly due to their co-occurrence,which amplifies the severity,recurrence and mortality...
Objective To evaluate the efficacy and safety of Chinese medicine(CM)in the treatment of patients with bronchiectasis.Methods The multicenter randomized controlled trial was conducted in 216 patients with bronchiectas...
To the Editor:It is well-known that bronchiectasis with non-tuberculous mycobacterial(NTM)infection,commonly reported in female never-smokers,is termed as Lady Windermere syndrome(LWS).The concept of LWS was first pro...
Pulmonary rehabilitation has emerged as a recommended standard of care for patients with chronic lung disease. As in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), persons with other forms of chronic respiratory diseas...
This work was supported by the grants from the National Natural Science Foundation of China(Nos.81971896,81800190,and 81471908);the Natural Science Foundation of Shanghai Program(No.19ZR1428600);the National Innovative Research Team of High-Level Local Universities in Shanghai。
Pseudomonas aeruginosa is an opportunistic pathogen that causes chronic airway infection in bronchiectasis patients and is closely associated with poor prognosis.Strains isolated from chronically infected patients typ...
Bronchiectasis(BE)has been linked to past viral infections such as influenza,measles,or adenovirus.Two years ago,a new pandemic viral infection severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2(SARS-CoV-2)broke out and ...
Lady Windermere Syndrome is an uncommon pulmonary disease characteristically observed in elderly white females with chronic cough suppression and dyspnea. It is classically associated with Mycobacterium avium complex ...
Also known as the Devil's Triangle or Hurricane Alley,the Bermuda Triangle is an area of the Atlantic Ocean with vertices in Miami,San Juan de Puerto Rico,and Bermuda,which has been credited for causing mass disappear...
Background: Destroyed lung is a lung condition commonly caused by tuberculosis. Other causes include bronchiectasis, aspergilloma, emphysema, etc. It is characterized by extensive lung destruction and reduced lung fun...