A 57-year-old woman has years of daily productive cough with recurrent respiratory infections. CT chest shows bronchial dilation, bronchial wall

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A 57-year-old woman has years of daily productive cough with recurrent respiratory infections. CT chest shows bronchial dilation, bronchial wall thickening, and lack of tapering in the lower lobes. She has no smoking history. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?

Accepted Answer

Bronchiectasis

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Asthma

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Pulmonary embolism

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Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis

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Sarcoidosis

Bronchiectasis — USMLE Step 3 MCQ

A 57-year-old woman has years of daily productive cough with recurrent respiratory infections. CT chest shows bronchial dilation, bronchial wall thickening, and lack of tapering in the lower lobes. She has no smoking history. Which of the following is the most likely diagnosis?