Although bronchiectasis has become a rare condition in U.S. children, it is still commonly diagnosed in Alaska Native children in the Yukon Kuskokwim Delta. The prevalence of bronchiectasis has not decreased in persons born during the 1980s as compared with those born in the 1940s. We reviewed case histories of 46 children with bronchiectasis. We observed that recurrent pneumonia was the major preceding medical condition in 85% of patients. There was an association between the lobes affected by pneumonia and the lobes affected by bronchiectasis. Eight (17%) patients had surgical resection of involved lobes. We conclude that the continued high prevalence of bronchiectasis appears to be related to extremely high rates of infant and childhood pneumonia. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2000;29:182-187. Published 2000 Wiley-Liss, Inc.
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Adamson Rosemary合作论文数Division of Pulmonary, and Critical Care Medicine, University of Washington2KM Petersen合作论文数2Patricia Martinez合作论文数2Peter Holck合作论文数1R. Singleton合作论文数1
John Andrew Van der Poll合作论文数1Bulkow Lisa R合作论文数1
Mark R. Tonelli合作论文数Division of Pulmonary, Critical Care & Sleep Medicine, University of Washington/Medical Center, University of Washington1
Soni Nilam J合作论文数Department of Medicine, University of Texas Health Science Center1D Kruse合作论文数1Maya G. Sardesai合作论文数1Gregory Redding合作论文数1Donn Kruse合作论文数1Lisa R. Bulkow合作论文数1Gregory J. Redding合作论文数1John Poll合作论文数1Andrew M. Luks合作论文数1
Daniel J Schnobrich合作论文数Department of Biochemistry, Biophysics, and Molecular Biology, Iowa State University1
Rosalyn J. Singleton合作论文数Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium1
