Is bronchiectasis dangerous?
In very severe cases, respiratory distress occurs in both lungs, affecting the respiratory tract. In addition, this dilation also makes it difficult to put the secretions (sputum, mucus) from the lower respiratory tract up. These adhesives are the ideal habitat for the life and development of many types of bacteria. This can lead to infections, further damage to the respiratory tract and bronchiectasis. This is a vicious cycle of bronchiectasis. Like other lung diseases, bronchiectasis accounts for a high proportion of people.
Risky complications of bronchiectasis can cause widespread bronchial asthma, recurrent recurrences, pulmonary abscess, pulmonary emphysema, emphysema, coughing, bleeding causing obstruction of the airways, heart failure Severe dyspnea leading to rapid death.
How do you know?
The most common symptom of bronchiectasis is cough, which is usually sputum. Occasional coughing can be severe and the patient may have fever, chills, sweating, fatigue, color changes and phlegm. When this happens, it is called bronchiectasis.
Other symptoms may include: shortness of breath, shortness of breath or shortness of breath, unintentional weight loss, coughing up blood, chest tightness or chest pain. These symptoms usually develop for years and become worse than time. Patients with bronchiectasis usually have sputum, especially in the morning. However, patients with dry bronchospasm do not sputum.
Although irreversible bronchiectasis, however, it can be treated to reduce symptoms, limit the progression of symptoms, and help stop the vicious circle of repeated infections.