Respiratory Medicine CME
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 284-285, 2008

Bronchiectasis and chronic rhinosinusitis

  • Paul King

      Affiliations

    • Department of Respiratory and Sleep Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia
    • Department of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, Clayton, Melbourne, Australia
    • Corresponding Author InformationDepartment of Medicine, Monash Medical Centre, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Melbourne 3168, Australia. Tel.: +61 3 9594 6666; fax: +61 3 9594 6495.

Received 7 March 2008; accepted 1 May 2008.

Summary 

A patient with post-traumatic rhinosinusitis for 10 years developed recurrent chest infections. Computed tomographic scanning demonstrated diffuse bronchiectasis. The bronchiectasis appeared to have developed as a complication of persistent upper airway sepsis.

Key words: Bronchiectasis, Rhinosinusitis, Trauma

 

PII: S1755-0017(08)00044-4

doi:10.1016/j.rmedc.2008.05.003

Respiratory Medicine CME
Volume 1, Issue 4 , Pages 284-285, 2008

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