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The overlap between bronchiectasis and chronic airway diseases: state of the art and future directions.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Sept 2018
Polverino Eva, Dimakou Katerina, Hurst John, Martinez-Garcia Miguel-Angel, Miravitlles Marc, Paggiaro Pierluigi, Shteinberg Michal, Aliberti Stefano, Chalmers James D
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Bronchiectasis is a clinical and radiological diagnosis associated with cough, sputum production and recurrent respiratory infections. The clinical presentation inevitably overlaps with other respiratory disorders such as asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). In addition, 4-72% of patients with severe COPD are found to have radiological bronchiectasis on computed tomography, with similar...
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