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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Aspergillosis Learning Center
Complications could include:
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Fibrosis
- Bronchiectasis
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Decreased respiratory function
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Bronchiectasis (permanent scarring of the small sacs in the lungs) Mucous plugs; Permanent airway obstruction; Respiratory failure;
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Patients with ABPA sometimes cough up large amounts of blood, a condition that is called hemoptysis . They may also develop a serious long-term form of bronchiectasis , the formation of fibrous tissue in the lungs. Bronchiectasis is a chronic bron...
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Bronchiectasis is destruction and widening of the large airways. If the condition is present at birth, it is called congenital bronchiectasis; If it develops later in life, it is called acquired bronchiectasis.
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Bronchiectasis is a condition in which an area of the bronchial tubes is permanently and abnormally widened (dilated), with accompanying infection.
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