Could Chinese herbs accelerate the resolution of reversible bronchiectasis in adults?

Rationale: The classic definition of bronchiectasis is of permanent bronchial dilatation. Therefore, bronchiectasis is generally considered irreversible in the adult population. Patient concerns: A 27-year-old woman presented to an affiliated hospital with a 1-year history of productive cough. Diagnosis: Bronchiectasis. Interventions: The patient was treated with cephalosporin and a mucus clearance regimen for 6 days and then with Chinese herbs for 3 months. Outcomes: Reversible bronchial dilatation was evidenced by sequential chest high-resolution computed tomography 6 months later. Conclusion: The current report demonstrated that, although rare in adult, bronchial dilatation might resolve completely in such a short period if receiving adequate regimens, for example, Chinese herbs.

• Publication year

  2017

• Venue

  Medicine

• Publication date

  2017-12-01

• Fields of study

  Medicine

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  DOI 10.1097/MD.0000000000008883PMID 29390276PMCID 5815688
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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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