Varicose bronchiectasis

Last revised by Henry Knipe on 27 May 2020

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Citation:

Weerakkody Y, Knipe H, Sharma R, et al. Varicose bronchiectasis. Reference article, Radiopaedia.org (Accessed on 25 Apr 2024) https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25717

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.53347/rID-25717

Permalink:

https://radiopaedia.org/articles/25717

rID:

25717

Article created:

4 Nov 2013, Yuranga Weerakkody ◉

Disclosures:

At the time the article was created Yuranga Weerakkody had no recorded disclosures.

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Last revised:

27 May 2020, Henry Knipe ◉ ◈

Disclosures:

At the time the article was last revised Henry Knipe had no recorded disclosures.

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Revisions:

6 times, by 5 contributors - see full revision history and disclosures

Systems:

Chest

Tags:

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Synonyms:

Varicose type bronchiectasis
Varicoid type bronchiectasis
String of pearl sign (bronchiectasis)
String of pearl sign (chest)
String of pearl sign (varicose bronchiectasis)

Varicose bronchiectasis refers to an uncommon morphological subtype of bronchiectasis. According to one study, this type as a pure form accounted for ~10% of all bronchiectasis ¹.

For a general discussion, please refer to the article on bronchiectasis.

Radiographic features

There are intermittent narrowed and dilated segment to the affected bronchus when viewed in long axis and can give a string of pearls sign ² reflecting the irregularly beaded appearance.