Ancillary treatment of patients with lung disease due to non-tuberculous mycobacteria: a narrative review.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Non-tuberculous mycobacterial lung disease (NTM-LD) manifests with bronchiectasis, inflammatory bronchiolitis, nodules, and/or cavitation. Bronchiectasis is characterized by permanently dilated airways wherein mucus accumulates, creating a vicious cycle of chronic injurious inflammation and recurrent infections. While antibiotics are an important part of the treatment of NTM-LD, airway clearance techniques to mitigate this pathogenic mechanism of bronchiectasis as well as other ancillary measures are also important components of NTM-LD treatment. The objective of this contemporaneous Narrative Review is to emphasize the importance of such ancillary measures.

Methods

We searched PubMed for the key words of "airway clearance", "pulmonary rehabilitation

SUBMITTER: Youssefnia A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9562528 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature