| Home nebulizers are used to deliver maintenance antibiotic therapy for patients with cystic fibrosis or bronchiectasis. |
| However, during later stages of IPF, cysts and bronchiectasis may develop, allowing these areas to harbor infections in the native lung. |
| The authors report a case of esophageal perforation after sequential double-lung transplantation for bronchiectasis. |
| A hallmark of H. influenzae infections in bronchiectasis and COPD is their propensity for recurrence. |
| One patient showed self-limited haemoptysis probably related to the existence of bronchiectasis. |
| Certain inherited disorders such as cystic fibrosis can predispose the lungs to recurrent infections that result in bronchiectasis. |
