Common causes of bronchiectasis (mnemonic)
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Niknejad M, Sharma R, Bell D, et al. Common causes of bronchiectasis (mnemonic). Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 22 Mar 2025) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-22410
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- CAPT Kangaroo has Mounier-Kuhn (mnemonic)
A mnemonic to remember the common causes of bronchiectasis is:
- CAPT Kangaroo has Mounier-Kuhn
Mnemonic
- C: cystic fibrosis or congenital cystic bronchiectasis (Williams-Campbell syndrome)
- A: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)
- P: post-infectious (most common)
- T: tuberculosis (granulomatous disease)
- K: Kartagener syndrome
- M: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome
References
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- 2. Barker AF. Bronchiectasis. N. Engl. J. Med. 2002;346 (18): 1383-93. doi:10.1056/NEJMra012519 - Pubmed citation
- 3. Collins J, Stern EJ. Chest radiology, the essentials. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (2007) ISBN:0781763142. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon