What is bronchiectasis?

Bronchiectasis is an obstructive lung disease that is characterized by localized, irreversible dilation of part of the bronchial tree resulting in an obstruction in the flow of air and impairment in a person's ability to clear lung secretions.

How do members experience bronchiectasis?

Top 5 symptoms reported by people with bronchiectasis*

*Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.

Top treatments taken by people for bronchiectasis*

Who has bronchiectasis on PatientsLikeMe?

Age

Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 11
30s 33
40s 48
50s 61
60s 110
70+ 184

Distribution of sex

Sex

Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 102
Female 348

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What is bronchiectasis?

Bronchiectasis is an obstructive lung disease that is characterized by localized, irreversible dilation of part of the bronchial tree resulting in an obstruction in the flow of air and impairment in a person's ability to clear lung secretions.



Common symptoms reported by people with bronchiectasis

Common symptoms
How bad it is
What people are taking for it

Reports may be affected by other conditions and/or medication side effects. We ask about general symptoms (anxious mood, depressed mood, fatigue, pain, and stress) regardless of condition.
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Treatments taken by people for bronchiectasis

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Compare treatments taken by people with bronchiectasis

Let’s build this page together! When you share what it’s like to have bronchiectasis through your profile, those stories and data appear here too.

Got a question about living with bronchiectasis? Members in the forum might have the answers.



Who has bronchiectasis on PatientsLikeMe?

  • 0 new patients joined this month
  • 245 say bronchiectasis is their primary condition

Age
Age Proportion # of patients
<20 2
20s 11
30s 33
40s 48
50s 61
60s 110
70+ 184
Age at first symptom
Age at first symptom Proportion # of patients
0-19 years 30
20-29 years 17
30-39 years 20
40-49 years 28
50-59 years 28
60-69 years 15
70+ years 7

Distribution of sex

Sex
Sex Proportion # of patients
Male 102
Female 348

Diagnosis status
Diagnosis status Proportion # of patients
Diagnosed 192
Not Diagnosed 4

These charts show data from bronchiectasis patients who have completed their condition history
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