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A 30-year-old man has a history of recurrent pneumonia and chronic cough with foul smell, purulent sputum, occasionally blood tinged, which becomes worse in the morning and in reclining position. On physical examination, it is a chronic patient with clubbing of fingers, wet inspiratory rales at the root of lungs from behind. What is the most probable diagnosis?

Answer options

  1. Pulmonary neoplasm
  2. Disseminated pulmonary tuberculosis
  3. Chronic bronchitis
  4. Bronchoectasis
  5. Chronic obstructive emphysema
Correct answer

Bronchoectasis

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