Iftikhar A Jan, Mohd Anwar, Nasir Saleem, Muhammad Ali, Minhas Hafiz, Anjum.
Bronchiectasis Sicca: A case report.
Pak J Med Sci Jan ;19(2):128-31.

Bronchiectasis is a permanent abnormal dilatation of bronchi & bronchioles. The disease is characterized by copious amount of productive cough with chronic ill health. This is due to continues infection by the opportunistic organisms in the abnormally dilated bronchial tree. Bronchiectasis sicca or dry bronchiectasis is a very rare condition in which there are all the features of bronchiectasis except for the absence of copious amount of sputum which is usually a hall mark of bronchiectasis. We are presenting a case report of an 8 years old girl who presented with history of cough since two years of age and failure to thrive. She was diagnosed as a case of pulmonary tuberculosis & treated adequately. Later she developed cough which was initially productive but for the last two years it had become mostly non productive with occasional episodes of productive cough. CT scan and bronchography confirmed extensive bronchiectasis involving the whole left lung. Child had two episodes of haempotysis. Bronchoscopic evaluation showed classical features of bronchiectasis except for minimal amount of clear secretions and no pus in the tracheobronchial tree.

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