- Chronic cough
# BL bronchiectasis
and went away after a couple months;- Cough more in throat than chest,
- non productive cough largely b
- Asthma (improved with inhalers) vs reflux vs post nasal drip.
# CT chest with BL bronchiectasis,
- lower lobe predominant
- No symptoms of bronchiectasis
- except dry cough,
- no recurrent pneumonias.
- Differential includes
- recurrent aspiration, acid reflux.
- Ig levels ok with prior work-up.
- ANA negative so less likely autoimmune.
- bacterial and NTM cultures)
- ANCA screen
- ABPA work-up: