Bronchorrhea
Last revised by Daniel J Bell ◉ on 30 Aug 2019
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Gaillard F, Bell D, Jones J, Bronchorrhea. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 01 Oct 2023) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-8753
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- Bronchorrhea
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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