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Defective host defenses

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Defects in the host's immune system and physical defenses may cause bronchiectasis, including:

  • primary and secondary immunoglobulin deficiency
  • complement deficiency
  • phagocyte deficits

  • chronic granulomatous disease
  • Chediak-Higashi disease
  • leukocyte adherence deficiency

  • allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis
  • post-lung transplantation

  • immotile cilia syndrome
  • Kartagener's syndrome
  • Young's syndrome
  • cystic fibrosis

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