December 17, 2010 (Dubai, United Arab Emirates) — Aspergillus infects as many as 10% of patients with bronchiectasis. The fungus has a unique self-defense mechanism against phagocytes, allowing it to ...

ABPA is only 1 form of Aspergillus-related lung disease. Other conditions include aspergilloma, invasive or semi-invasive aspergillosis and bronchocentric granulomatosis. The latter, while ...

Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA) is a debilitating lung disease which occurs as a result of interplay between a variety of host and environmental factors. It occurs in certain ...

BRONCHIECTASIS is protean in its expressions as it is sometimes obscure in its origin. The clinical picture varies in individual patients, but common to the severer cases is a history of harassing, ...

Bronchiectasis is a chronic condition of the respiratory system that is due to abnormal widening of the airways as a consequence of an initial damaging factor. The bronchi, located between the trachea ...