Table 1.
Bronchiectasis and disease association (total 151 patients)
| Disease association | Number (%) |
|---|---|
| Pulmonary | |
| Asthma | 108 (68) |
| Kartagener | 4 (3) |
| Foreign body aspiration | 6 (4) |
| Immotile cilia syndrome site | 17 (11) |
| Lipid pneumonia | 7 (5) |
| Interstitial pneumonia | 2 (1.3) |
| ABPA | 2 (1.3) |
| Tuberculosis | 2 (1.3) |
| RML syndrome | 1 (0.6) |
| TEF repair | 4 (3) |
| Bronchogenic cyst | 7 (5) |
| Lung collapse | 3 (2) |
| Prematurity | 3 (2) |
| Cardiac diseases: | |
| Dextrocardia | 4 (3) |
| Congestive heart failure | 1 (0.6) |
| Ventricular septal defect | 2 (1.3) |
| Atrial septal defect | 1 (0.6) |
| Pulmonary hypertension | 1 (0.6) |
| Mitrale valve prolapse | 1 (0.6) |
| Skeletal: | |
| Pectus excavatum | 2 (1.3) |
| Scoliosis | 4 (3) |
| Absent ribs | 3 (2) |
| Marfan's syndrome | 1 (0.6) |
| Immunodefficiency | |
| Hypogammaglobulinemia | 3 (2) |
| SCIDS | 3 (2) |
| Human immunodeficiency virus | 1 (0.6) |
| Hyper IgE | 1 (0.6) |
| IgG subclass defficiency | 6 (4) |
| Hyper IgM | 2 (1.3) |
| Whiscott Aldrich syndrome | 1 (0.6) |
| Poor antibodies response | 4 (3) |
| Common variable- | 3 (2) |
| Hypogammaglobulinemia | 3 (2) |
| T-cell deficiency | 1 (0.6) |
| Barre lymphocyte syndrome | |
| Central nervous system disease: | |
| Cerebral palsy/ seizure disorder | 4 (3) |
| Apnea | 1 (0.6) |
| Craniosynostosis | 1 (0.6) |
| Cutis laxa/ developmental delay | 1 (0.6) |
| Down syndrome/seizure | 2 (1.3) |
| Fatty acid oxidation defect | 1 (0.6) |
| Other disease associations: | |
| Neuroblastoma | 1 (0.6) |
| Antithrombin III defficiency | 2 (1.3) |
| Corrosive ingestion | 2 (1.3) |
| Liver cirrhosis | 1 (0.6) |
| Ethmoid mucocele | 1 (0.6) |
| Bulllous skin lesion/septicemia | 1 (0.6) |
FBA - Foreign body aspiration, ABPA - Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis, TB - Tuberculosis, RML - Right middle lobe, TEF - Tracheoesophageal fistula, SCIDS - Severe combined Immunodefficiency