Article
[Bronchiectasis and infection incidence in alpha 1-antitrypsin deficiency. The value of high-resolution computed tomography].
RoFo : Fortschritte auf dem Gebiete der Rontgenstrahlen und der Nuklearmedizin - 1 Nov 1995
Kauczor H U, Hoffmann A, Mehdikhani H, Schunk K, Schlegel J, Mildenberger P
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: PURPOSE of this study was to determine the prevalence of bronchiectasis in patients suffering from alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency and to compare its extent with the frequency of infections. MATERIAL AND METHODS: High-resolution CT examinations (HRCT) of 23 patients with alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency were retrospectively assessed for extent, severity and localisation of bronchiectasis, bronchial wall...
Topics
- Adult
- Aged
- Bronchiectasis
- Female
- Genotype
- Humans
- Incidence
- Male
- Middle Aged
- Prevalence
- Pulmonary Emphysema
- Recurrence
- Respiratory Tract Infections
- Retrospective Studies
- Tomography, X-Ray Computed
- alpha 1-Antitrypsin Deficiency