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How common is bronchiectasis?
I am interested in knowing how common Bronchiectasis is. Does anyone have any statistics associated with Bronchiectasis?
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I really think more people have this that has been diagnosed. It will have to be a good pulmonologist to determine this or has the knowledge to see it on the ct scan. I wonder how long I had it before changing pulmos that was more into testing me.
Although not everyone in the U.S. with Bronchiectasis has been diagnosed, it is estimated that 200,000 individuals in the U.S. have Bronchiectasis.
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