| Home nebulizers are used to deliver maintenance antibiotic therapy for patients with cystic fibrosis or bronchiectasis. |
| If the tiny, hair-like cilia in the lungs do not function properly, mucus gets trapped in the bronchi, resulting in bronchiectasis. |
| However, during later stages of IPF, cysts and bronchiectasis may develop, allowing these areas to harbor infections in the native lung. |
| This means bronchiectasis is nearly twice the incidence of cystic fibrosis. |
| The authors report a case of esophageal perforation after sequential double-lung transplantation for bronchiectasis. |
| Certain inherited disorders such as cystic fibrosis can predispose the lungs to recurrent infections that result in bronchiectasis. |
