Rare diseases · Sign or symptom

Bronchiectasis

Permanent enlargement of the airways of the lungs

HP:0002110

What it means

Persistent abnormal dilatation of the bronchi owing to localized and irreversible destruction and widening of the large airways.

Rare diseases that can present with this40

The range is how often this sign appears among people diagnosed with each disease — it is not a probability of having any of them. Many of these signs also occur in common, non-rare conditions. A sign on this page is a conversation to have with a clinician, not a conclusion.

Part of the broader category

Bronchiectasis

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This page uses the Human Phenotype Ontology (2026-06-23) — Human Phenotype Ontology Consortium, hpo.jax.org. Disease associations from Orphanet (INSERM), CC BY 4.0. Content is educational and is not medical advice.