Bronquiectasias en pediatría, aproximación diagnóstica y tratamiento

bronchiectasis is still an important health problem in both, developed and developing countries. cystic fibrosis is one of the most important causes, but a great variety of other causes makes non cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis a relatively frequent diagnosis. early diagnosis based on medical history and radiological confrmation is only the starting point to determine the specifc etiology, in order to establish a treatment focused on the underlying cause. for this purpose, an orderly and systematic diagnostic evaluation is required. a review article about bronchiectasis, particularly those not related to cystic fibrosis, is presented.