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MAC & Bronchiectasis | Last Active: Oct 29 5:15pm | Replies (9350)Comment receiving replies
Hi new members, @nanny2aak and @retyured. Welcome to the MAC & Bronchiectasis group.
You'll notice that I moved your messages to the main discussion thread, so that you can meet many members and benefit from their collective experience and wisdom.
Nanny2aak - would you mind telling us what state or country you live in. This will help members provide guidance on finding doctors and treatment centers.
Retyured - some members have bronchiectasis and MAC, others have one or the other. Can someone help explain "Is bronchiectasis a result of chronic MAC or a contributing factor?"
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retyured......I think our leader Katherine is the past has said that her specialist at Mayo's has said re which comes first....Mac or bronchiectasis.....it is like which comes first..the chicken or the egg??terrid
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bronchiectasis is a widening of the bronchial passages, it is irreversible and usually also involves some rigidity, it can occur for many reasons, but is not always present with MAC. I would not say that they are directly correlated but sometimes both are present in the same patient.