idiopathic bronchiectasis
MONDO:0018956Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names idiopathic bronchiectasis yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
Idiopathic bronchiectasis (IB) is a progressive lung disease characterized by chronic dilation of the bronchi and destruction of the bronchial walls in the absence of any underlying cause (such as post infectious disease, aspiration, immunodeficiency, congenital abnormalities and ciliary anomalies).
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0018956), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
19 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- BronchiectasisHPOHP:0002110
- Obligate (100% of cases)
- Abnormal respiratory system physiologyHPOHP:0002795
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Productive coughHPOHP:0031245
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Respiratory tract infectionHPOHP:0011947
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Chest painHPOHP:0100749
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- CracklesHPOHP:0030830
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- DyspneaHPOHP:0002094
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- HemoptysisHPOHP:0002105
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Recurrent Haemophilus influenzae infectionHPOHP:0005376
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Recurrent lower respiratory tract infectionsHPOHP:0002783
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Reduced FEV1/FVC ratioHPOHP:0030877
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- WheezingHPOHP:0030828
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- Acute infectious pneumoniaHPOHP:0011949
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- CachexiaHPOHP:0004326
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- EmphysemaHPOHP:0002097
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- FeverHPOHP:0001945
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- HalitosisHPOHP:0100812
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Myocardial infarctionHPOHP:0001658
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of