Common causes of bronchiectasis (mnemonic)
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A mnemonic to remember common causes of bronchiectasis is:
- CAPT Kangaroo has Mounier Kuhn
Mnemonic
- C: cystic fibrosis or congenital cystic bronchiectasis
- A: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)
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P:
postinfectiouspost-infectious (most common) - T: TB (granulomatous disease)
- K: Kartagener syndrome
- M: Mounier Kuhn syndrome
-<strong>P:</strong> postinfectious (most common)</li>- +<strong>P:</strong> post-infectious (most common)</li>
-<strong>K:</strong> <a title="Kartagener syndrome" href="/articles/kartagener-syndrome-1">Kartagener syndrome</a>- +<strong>K:</strong> <a href="/articles/kartagener-syndrome-1">Kartagener syndrome</a>