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A SICK AIRWAY:

• Airway lesion (chronic obstruction)
• Sequestration
• Infection, Inflammation
• Cystic fibrosis
• Kartagner's syndrome
• Allergic brochopulmonary aspergilliosis
• Immunodeficiencies (hypogammaglobinaemia, myeloma, lymphoma)
• Reflux inhalation injury
• William Campbell syndrome (and other congenital ones)
• Aspiration
• Yellow nail syndrome/ Young's syndrome

Did you know?

Williams-Campbell syndrome is a disorder involving a reduction or absence of cartilage in the bronchi which affects lung functioning.

Young's syndrome is a combination of obstructive azoospermia and chronic sinopulmonary infections. The azoospermia is due to obstruction of the epididymis by inspissated secretions.