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Allergic Bronchopulmonary Asp... : Complications

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Complications could include:
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.
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
Bronchiectasis is destruction and widening of the large airways.Acquired bronchiectasis; Congenital bronchiectasis.Bronchiectasis is often caused by recurrent inflammation or infection of the airways. It most often begins in childhood as a complic...
Source:ADAM
Date:September 24, 2008
Bronchiectasis is a condition in which an area of the bronchial tubes is permanently and abnormally widened(dilated), with accompanying infection.The bronchial tubes are the networks of branching tubes which deliver air to the tiny sacs of the lun...
Source:Gale Encyclopedia of Medicine
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