Editing Bronchiectasis (section)

=== Autoimmune diseases ===
Several autoimmune diseases have been associated with bronchiectasis. Specifically, individuals with [[rheumatoid arthritis]] and [[Sjögren syndrome]] have increased rates of bronchiectasis.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Wilczynska|first1=Maria M.|last2=Condliffe|first2=Alison M.|last3=McKeon|first3=Damian J.|date=April 2013|title=Coexistence of bronchiectasis and rheumatoid arthritis: revisited|journal=Respiratory Care|volume=58|issue=4|pages=694–701|doi=10.4187/respcare.01857 |pmid=22782500|doi-access=free}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Soto-Cardenas|first1=M.-J.|last2=Perez-De-Lis|first2=M.|last3=Bove|first3=A.|last4=Navarro|first4=C.|last5=Brito-Zeron|first5=P.|last6=Diaz-Lagares|first6=C.|last7=Gandia|first7=M.|last8=Akasbi|first8=M.|last9=Siso|first9=A.|last10=Ballester|first10=E.|last11=Torres|first11=A.|date=September 2010|title=Bronchiectasis in primary Sjögren's syndrome: prevalence and clinical significance|journal=Clinical and Experimental Rheumatology|volume=28|issue=5|pages=647–653 |pmid=20883638}}</ref> In these diseases, the symptoms of bronchiectasis usually presents later in the disease course.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Chatzidionisyou|first1=Aikaterini|last2=Catrina|first2=Anca I.|date=January 2016|title=The lung in rheumatoid arthritis, cause or consequence?|journal=Current Opinion in Rheumatology|volume=28|issue=1|pages=76–82|doi=10.1097/BOR.0000000000000238 |pmid=26599384|s2cid=24189458}}</ref> Other autoimmune diseases such as [[ulcerative colitis]] and [[Crohn's disease]] also have an association with bronchiectasis.<ref>{{Cite journal|last1=Black|first1=Hugh|last2=Mendoza|first2=Mark|last3=Murin|first3=Susan|date=February 2007|title=Thoracic manifestations of inflammatory bowel disease|journal=Chest|volume=131|issue=2|pages=524–532|doi=10.1378/chest.06-1074 |pmid=17296657}}</ref> Additionally, [[graft-versus-host disease]] in patients who have undergone stem cell transplantation can lead to bronchiectasis as well.<ref name=":02" />