Lung disease bronchiectasis associated with high frequency of allergy
Thursday, April 4, 2019 - 11:20
in Health & Medicine
An international research team has found that patients with the lung disease bronchiectasis also often display sensitivity to airborne allergens, and has highlighted the particular role that fungi appear to play. Their discovery suggests that doctors should examine bronchiectasis patients for a range of allergies, since the treatment for allergies already exists and controlling them could prevent the bronchiectasis from worsening.