Chronic productive cough and extensive cysts in left lung

Abstract

Bronchiectasis refers to dilated and thickened airways due to chronic inflammation and infections, with anatomic distortion of the bronchi. Here, we describe a 29-year-old man with a history of multiple hospitalizations for lung infection who presented to the pulmonary clinic with a complaint of worsening chronic productive cough in the previous year. This case presentation prompted a review of the etiologies of bronchiectasis in 291 recent cases admitted to Masih Daneshvari Hospital, Tehran.

Keywords:

• bronchiectasis
• cystic lung disease

Acknowledgment

The authors thank their colleagues at Masih Daneshvari Hospital who helped in preparing this case report.

Disclosure

The authors report no conflicts of interest in this work.