Table 1 Bronchiectasis characteristics and other CT scan findings in patients with asthma and bronchiectasis
Characteristics | |
|---|---|
Patients with bronchiectasis (n = 113) | 28.4% |
Location | |
Only upper lobes (n = 6) | 5.3% |
Only lingula or middle lobule (n = 8) | 7.1% |
Only lower lobes (n = 28) | 24.8% |
Only right (n = 20) | 17.7% |
Only left (n = 10) | 8.8% |
Bilateral (n = 83) | 73.5% |
Central bronchiectasis (n = 1) | 0.9% |
Extension | |
Localized (only one lobule) (n = 21) | 18.6% |
Disseminated (four or more lobules) (n = 39) | 34.5% |
No. affected lobules (mean ± SD) | 2.97 ± 1.5 |
Typea | |
Cylindrical (n = 105) | 92.9% |
Cystic (n = 8) | 7.1% |
Thickening of bronchial wallb | |
Slight (n = 96) | 84.96% |
Moderate (n = 17) | 14.04% |
Severe (n = 0) | 0% |
Other findings | |
Expiratory flow limitation (n = 25) | 22.1% |
Atelectasis (n = 70) | 61.9% |
Radiological signs of pulmonary hypertension (n = 2) | 1.8% |
Mucous plugs (n = 89) | 78.8% |
Bronchiolitis signs (n = 69) | 61.1% |
Chronic interstitial fibrosis (n = 1) | 0.9% |
Adenopathies (> 10 mm) (n = 0) | 0% |
Radiological scales | |
Bhalla (mean ± SD) | 16.97 ± 2.76 |
Modified Bhalla (mean ± SD) | 16.74 ± 2.8 |
Prognostic scales | |
FACED (mean ± SD) | 1.45 ± 1.21 |
BSI (mean ± SD) | 4.82 ± 2.98 |