Respiratory Comorbidities Associated with Bronchiectasis in Patients with Common Variable Immunodeficiency in the USIDNET Registry.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Bronchiectasis is a major respiratory complication in patients with common variable immunodeficiency (CVID) and is associated with recurrent pulmonary infections. However, it is unclear whether other infections or non-infectious respiratory conditions are related to its development.

Objective

To identify respiratory comorbidities associated with bronchiectasis in patients with CVID.

Methods

A total of 1470 CVID patients enrolled in the USIDNET registry were included in a cross-sectional analysis. The primary outcome of our study was to determine the clinical characteristics and other respiratory conditions associated with respiratory comorbidities and physician-reported bronchiectasis.

Results

One hundred ninety-seven CVID patients were noted to have

SUBMITTER: Correa-Jimenez O 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11310578 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature