![]() ![]() ![]() In patients with suspected or proven immune deficiency and bronchiectasis in combination, specialist aspects of diagnosis, monitoring and management should optimally be provided within a shared specialist care arrangement (joint working between chest physician and immunologist). In patients with immune deficiency and patients with bronchiectasis, features in the history or clinical examination which may support the coexistence of both conditions should be considered and adequately assessed. ![]() The possibility of symptomatic or clinically silent bronchiectasis should be considered as a potential complication in all patients with immune deficiency, particularly primary antibody deficiency. Serious, persistent or recurrent infections, particularly involving multiple sites, or infections with opportunist organisms should raise the suspicion of immune deficiency. The possibility of underlying immune deficiency, particularly antibody deficiency, should be considered in all children and adults with bronchiectasis. ![]()
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