Fox GJ

Oct 9, 2024 | err.ersjournals.com | Visser SK |Fox GJ |Eva Polverino

IntroductionBronchiectasis is a chronic respiratory disease characterised by permanent bronchial dilatation evidenced at chest computed tomography (CT), associated with a clinical syndrome featuring daily cough, daily sputum production and a history of pulmonary exacerbations [1]. In the last few decades, bronchiectasis has rapidly moved from being a rare or orphan disease to a global problem, with a large-scale trend towards increasing incidence and prevalence [2].

Sep 25, 2024 | err.ersjournals.com | Visser SK |Fox GJ |Sanjay H. Chotirmall |James Chalmers

IntroductionHeterogeneity is the fundamental aspect of bronchiectasis because the disease represents the final common pathway of several infectious, genetic, autoimmune and allergic disorders [1, 2]. Furthermore, epidemiological studies from large-scale multicentre registries have recognised bronchiectasis as heterogeneous in geographic regions [3–11].