Bronchiectasis. Third report on a follow-up study of medical and surgical cases from childhood.

Bronchiectasis in Alaska Native children: Causes and clinical courses

“…In the long-term study by Field,11 prognosis was not related to etiology except for patients with tuberculosis who had a good prognosis. The 2 patients in our study with tuberculosis-related bronchiectasis, and the 2 with aspiration, remain asymptomatic, sug- gesting that patients with a discrete condition leading to bronchiectasis have focal damage and a better outcome.…”

“…9,10 A review of children's hospitals in the United Kingdom in 1961 showed a fall in admission rate for bronchiectasis between the years 1952 and 1960, when broad spectrum antibiotics became available. 11 Similarly, a decrease in hospitalizations was seen in Boston between 1950 and 1956. 11 However, in Nigeria, bronchiectasis accounts for 6% of thoracic surgical problems and remains one of the most common causes of purulent sputum, cough and hemoptysis.…”

“…11 Similarly, a decrease in hospitalizations was seen in Boston between 1950 and 1956. 11 However, in Nigeria, bronchiectasis accounts for 6% of thoracic surgical problems and remains one of the most common causes of purulent sputum, cough and hemoptysis. 12 The continued high prevalence of bronchiectasis in this population of Alaska Native children, despite control of tuberculosis and vaccine-preventable diseases, appears to be related to the very high rate of severe pneumonias and other LRIs in infants and young children.…”

“…Field found that patients with asthma or bilateral bronchiectasis had an unfavorable prognosis. 11 Nicotra suggested that asthma may contribute to the vicious cycle of bronchiectasis mentioned above. 3 In our series, the 4 patients with severe disease had associated asthma and bilateral disease.…”

Respiratory Exacerbations in Indigenous Children From Two Countries With Non-Cystic Fibrosis Chronic Suppurative Lung Disease/Bronchiectasis

“…Th ose published 40 to 50 years ago did not benefi t from HRCT scans, new diagnostic methods to detect underlying conditions, newer potent antibiotics, airway clearance modalities, and improved access to health care. 19,20 Reports document that AREs in children with bronchiectasis unrelated to CF average 1.5 AREs (range 5 0-9) per year. [21][22][23] In most studies, the average age at diagnosis of bronchiectasis was 5 to 9 years, but all series included children diagnosed at , 1 year of age.…”