Recurrent Pulmonary Infiltrates - Same Area Of Lung

Aetiology:

Bronchiectasis - Congenital or acquired

Bronchogenic cyst - recurrent infections

Broncho-oesophageal fistula - ie neoplastic

Bronchopulmonary sequestration - recurrent infections

Local bronchial narrowing:

* Intraluminal - broncholith, foreign body

* Endobronchial - neoplasm

* Peribronchial - lymph nodes, mediastinal mass

Tags: Bronchiectasis - Bronchogenic Cyst - Broncho-oesophageal Fistula - Bronchopulmonary Sequestration - Infection - Mediastrinal Mass - Neoplasm - Pulmonary Infiltrate
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