Bronchorrhea
Last revised by Joshua Yap on 26 Mar 2024
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Gaillard F, Yap J, Bell D, et al. Bronchorrhea. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 06 Oct 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8753
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Bronchorrhea is the expectoration of copious amounts of mucus from the lungs. It has been defined as production of more than 100 mL of mucus in 24 hours, which is more than is usually seen in chronic lung disease (e.g. chronic bronchitis typically produces 25 mL/24 hrs) 2. It may be a feature of:
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- 1. Collins J, Stern EJ. Chest Radiology. Lippincott Williams & Wilkins. (2008) ISBN:0781763142. Read it at Google Books - Find it at Amazon
- 2. Lopez-Vidriero M, Charman J, Keal E et-al. Bronchorrhoea. Thorax. 1976;30 (6): 624-30. Free text at pubmed - Pubmed citation
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