Some people with bronchiectasis may have a cough productive of frequent green / yellow coughing up blood ( hemoptysis ) in the absence of sputum, called " dry bronchiectasis ".
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Aspiration of ammonia and other toxic gases, pulmonary aspiration, alcoholism, heroin ( drug use ), various allergies all appear to be linked to the development of bronchiectasis.
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The high density mist produced by nebulizers is useful in decreasing the viscosity of respiratory secretions in those suffering from conditions such as cystic fibrosis, croup, epiglottitis, and bronchiectasis.
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Defective efferocytosis has been demonstrated in such diseases as cystic fibrosis and bronchiectasis, COPD, asthma and idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, glomerulonephritis and atherosclerosis.
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Other major discoveries varied from prenatal blood test of mothers to diagnose spinal muscular atrophy, new ciliary assessment to uncover respiratory ciliary abnormalities in bronchiectasis patients, to cure of 70 per cent of stomach lymphoma.
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Liposomal amikacin for inhalation is currently in late stage clinical trials for the treatment of respiratory diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, " Pseudomonas aeruginosa ", non-tubercular mycobacterial infections and bronchiectasis.
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Although infections and complications of infection such as bronchiectasis are more common complications of CVID in the lung, the presence of immune manifestations including GLILD is important because this has been associated with greater risk of death.
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Gilead expanded its move into respiratory therapeutics in 2007 by entering into a licensing agreement with Parion for an epithelial sodium channel inhibitor for the treatment of pulmonary diseases, including cystic fibrosis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and bronchiectasis.
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Although asthma is a chronic obstructive condition, it is not considered as a part of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease as this term refers specifically to combinations of disease that are irreversible such as bronchiectasis, chronic bronchitis, and emphysema.
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The Lung Centre specializes in the treatment of pulmonary conditions such as asthma, emphysema, chronic bronchitis, bronchiectasis, lung cancer, occupational and environmental lung diseases, sarcoidosis, pneumonia, tuberculosis, pulmonary hypertension and interstitial lung disease.
