Common causes of bronchiectasis (mnemonic)
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A mnemonic to remember the common causes of bronchiectasis is:
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CAPT Kangaroo has Mounier
KuhnKuhn
Mnemonic
- C: cystic fibrosis or congenital cystic bronchiectasis
- A: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)
- P: post-infectious (most common)
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T: tuberculosis
(granulomatous(granulomatous disease) - K: Kartagener syndrome
- M: Mounier Kuhn syndrome
-<p>A <strong>mnemonic</strong> to remember common causes of <a href="/articles/bronchiectasis">bronchiectasis </a>is:</p><ul><li>-<strong>CAPT</strong> <strong>K</strong>angaroo has <strong>M</strong>ounier Kuhn</li></ul><h4>Mnemonic</h4><ul>- +<p>A <strong>mnemonic</strong> to remember the common causes of <a href="/articles/bronchiectasis">bronchiectasis </a>is:</p><ul><li>
- +<strong>CAPT</strong> <strong>K</strong>angaroo has <strong>M</strong>ounier <strong>K</strong>uhn</li></ul><h4>Mnemonic</h4><ul>
-<strong>C:</strong> <a href="/articles/cystic-fibrosis-pulmonary-manifestations">cystic fibrosis</a> or <a href="/articles/congenital-cystic-bronchiectasis">congenital cystic bronchiectasis</a>- +<strong>C:</strong> <a href="/articles/cystic-fibrosis-pulmonary-manifestations-1">cystic fibrosis</a> or <a href="/articles/congenital-cystic-bronchiectasis">congenital cystic bronchiectasis</a>
-<strong>T:</strong> <a href="/articles/tuberculosis-pulmonary-manifestations-1">tuberculosis </a>(granulomatous disease)</li>- +<strong>T:</strong> <a href="/articles/tuberculosis-pulmonary-manifestations-1">tuberculosis </a>(<a title="Granulomatous disease involving the lung" href="/articles/granulomatous-lung-disease">granulomatous disease</a>)</li>
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