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Bronchiectasis

Última revisão das evidências: 14 Sep 2026
Última atualização do tópico: 24 Sep 2026

Resumo

Definição

História e exame físico

Principais fatores diagnósticos

  • chronic cough
  • sputum production
  • crackles, high-pitched inspiratory squeaks and rhonchi
  • dyspnea
  • fever
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Outros fatores diagnósticos

  • fatigue
  • hemoptysis
  • rhinosinusitis
  • weight loss
  • wheezing
  • pleuritic chest pain
  • clubbing
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Fatores de risco

  • cystic fibrosis (CF)
  • immunodeficiency
  • previous infections
  • congenital disorders of the bronchial airways
  • primary ciliary dyskinesia
  • alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency
  • connective tissue disease
  • inflammatory bowel disease
  • aspiration or inhalation injury
  • focal bronchial obstruction
  • prematurity
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Investigações diagnósticas

Primeiras investigações a serem solicitadas

  • thin section chest CT
  • chest x-ray
  • CBC
  • sputum culture and sensitivity
  • serum alpha-1 antitrypsin phenotype and level
  • serum immunoglobulins
  • sweat chloride test
  • autoantibody tests
  • specific IgE or skin prick test to Aspergillus fumigatus
  • serum HIV antibody
  • pulmonary function tests
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Investigações a serem consideradas

  • primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) confirmatory testing
  • CFTR protein gene mutation testing
  • modified barium swallow
  • pH monitoring of esophagus and/or esophageal manometry
  • 6-minute walk test and ABG
  • tuberculosis testing
  • diagnostic bronchoscopy with bronchoalveolar lavage
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Algoritmo de tratamento

Inicial

initial presentation

AGUDA

acute exacerbation: mild to moderate underlying disease

acute exacerbation: severe underlying disease or not responding/resistant to initial antibiotics

3 or more exacerbations per year despite maintenance therapy

CONTÍNUA

first or new isolation of Pseudomonas aeruginosa at outpatient review

Colaboradores

Autores

B. Shoshana Zha, MD, PhD

Assistant Professor

Division of Pulmonology, Critical Care, Allergy, and Sleep Medicine

Director, Bronchiectasis and Pulmonary NTM Program (INTEGRATE)

Department of Medicine

University of California, San Francisco

San Francisco, CA

Declarações

BSZ is a member of the advisory committee for Bronchiectasis Clinical Care Network. BSZ is a paid consultant for Genentech and Boehringer Ingelheim, and she has received grant funding from the American Thoracic Society (ATS) and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. BSZ has also presented on the topic at national conferences and is a faculty member for the ATS bronchiectasis education center.

Meghan Marmor, MD

Assistant Professor

Division of Pulmonary, Allergy and Critical Care Medicine

Department of Medicine

Stanford School of Medicine

Palo Alto, CA

Divulgaciones

MM has given industry sponsored talks for Insmed and Electromed. MM serves on writing committees for the Bronchiectasis Clinical Care Network.

Agradecimientos

Dr B. Shoshana Zha and Dr Meghan Marmor would like to gratefully acknowledge Dr Anne E. O'Donnell, Dr Pamela J. McShane, and Dr Sangeeta M. Bhorade, previous contributors to this topic.

Divulgaciones

AEOD has received scientific consulting fees from the following companies: Bayer, Xellia, Horizon, Grifols, Insmed, and Electromed. AEOD is the Principal Investigator for trials sponsored by the following companies (research funding provided directly to Georgetown University): Bayer, Insmed, Aradigm, Parion, Zambon. AEOD has been a faculty member at the annual meetings of CHEST (American College of Chest Physicians), the American Thoracic Society, and the European Respiratory Society. PJM and SMB declare that they have no competing interests.

Revisores por pares

Philip W. Ind, BA (Cantab), MB BChir, MA (Cantab), FRCP

Emeritus Professor of Practice (Respiratory Medicine)

National Heart and Lung Institute

Imperial College London

London

UK

Divulgaciones

PWI declares that he has no competing interests.

Meg Coleman, MBBS, BSc, MRCP

Respiratory Consultant

Honorary Senior Clinical Lecturer

Imperial College Hospitals NHS Trust and National Heart and Lung Institute

London

UK

Divulgaciones

MC has received honoraria from Pfizer and Gilead for delivering educational sessions.

Amanda Messinger, MD, MS

Assistant Professor

Section of Pediatric Pulmonary and Sleep Medicine

Department of Pediatrics

Children's Hospital Colorado

University of Colorado Denver School of Medicine

Aurora, CO

Divulgaciones

AM declares that she has no competing interests.

Ware Kuschner, MD

Associate Professor of Medicine

Stanford University

Stanford

Staff Physician

US Department of Veterans Affairs

Palo Alto Health Care System

Palo Alto, CA

Divulgaciones

WK declares that he has no competing interests.

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Referencias

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Artículos principales

Polverino E, Goeminne PC, McDonnell MJ, et al. European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of adult bronchiectasis. Eur Respir J. 2017 Sep 9;50(3):1700629.Texto completo  Resumen

Chang AB, Fortescue R, Grimwood K, et al. European Respiratory Society guidelines for the management of children and adolescents with bronchiectasis. Eur Respir J. 2021 Aug;58(2):2002990.Texto completo  Resumen

Hill AT, Sullivan AL, Chalmers JD, et al. British Thoracic Society guideline for bronchiectasis in adults. Thorax. 2019 Jan;74(suppl 1):1-69.Texto completo  Resumen

Hill AT, Barker AF, Bolser DC, et al. Treating cough due to non-CF and CF bronchiectasis with nonpharmacological airway clearance: CHEST Expert Panel Report. Chest. 2018 Apr;153(4):986-93.Texto completo  Resumen

Smith D, Du Rand I, Addy CL, et al. British Thoracic Society guideline for the use of long-term macrolides in adults with respiratory disease. Thorax. 2020 May;75(5):370-404.Texto completo  Resumen

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