Open AccessChest pain and exacerbations of bronchiectasis
Author(s) -
Paul T. King,
Holdsworth,
Farmer,
Freezer,
Holmes
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
international journal of general medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.722
H-Index - 36
ISSN - 1178-7074
DOI - 10.2147/ijgm.s39280
Subject(s) - medicine , bronchiectasis , exacerbation , sputum , chest pain , chronic bronchitis , bronchitis , prospective cohort study , lung , surgery , pathology , tuberculosis
Bronchiectasis is a common disease and a major cause of respiratory morbidity. Chest pain has been described as occurring in the context of bronchiectasis but has not been well characterized. This study was performed to describe the characteristics of chest pain in adult bronchiectasis and to define the relationship of this pain to exacerbations.
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