Contents Guest Editors v Preface vi Introduction vii 1. Bronchiectasis: epidemiology and causes 1 D. Bilton and A.L. Jones 2. Pulmonary defence mechanisms and inflammatory pathways in 11 bronchiectasis B.N. Lambrecht, K. Neyt and C.H. GeurtsvanKessel 3. Histopathology of bronchiectasis 22 M. Goddard 4. Assessment and investigation of adults with bronchiectasis 32 M. Drain and J.S. Elborn 5. Radiological features of bronchiectasis 44 P.L. Perara and N.J. Screaton 6. Microbiology of non-CF bronchioectasis 68 J.E. Foweraker and D. Wat 7. Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis and other fungal diseases 97 B. Hilvering, J. Spiers, C.K. van der Ent and J.M. Beekman 8. Nontuberculous mycobacterial infections 115 C.L. Daley 9. Ciliary dyskinesias: primary ciliary dyskinesia in adults 130 L.J. Lobo, M.A. Zariwala and P.G. Noone 10. Channelopathies in bronchiectasis 150 I. Sermet-Gaudelus, A. Edelman and I. Fajac 11. Bronchiectasis associated with inflammatory bowel disease 163 Ph. Camus and T.V. Colby 12. Immunodeficiencies associated with bronchiectasis 178 J.S. Brown, H. Baxendale and R.A. Floto Number 52 June 2011