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Copyright ©ERS Journals Ltd 2004
HRCT lung abnormalities are not a surrogate for exercise limitation in bronchiectasis
Depts of 1 Paediatric Respiratory Medicine and 2 Radiology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.
CORRESPONDENCE: A. Bush, Dept of Paediatric Respiratory Medicine, Royal Brompton Hospital, Sydney Street, London SW3 6NP, UK. Fax: 44 2073518754. E-mail: a.bush@rbh.nthames.nhs.uk
Keywords: Bronchiectasis, children, computed tomography scan, cystic fibrosis, exercise
Received: December 29, 2003
Accepted May 17, 2004
E.A. Edwards was supported by a fellowship awarded from the Health Research Council of New Zealand.
In paediatric bronchiectasis, there has been limited work on the relationship between disease severity as assessed by exercise limitation and high resolution computed tomography (HRCT).
An observational study was performed on 36 children who completed a questionnaire, physical examination, spirometry and sputum analysis, followed by a low dose of radiation protocol chest computed tomography (CT) scan and cycle ergometry incremental exercise test. A modified Bhalla score was used to score the HRCT abnormalities. The exercise variables used to assess functional status were heart rate, oxygen consumption, oxygen saturations and time of exercise. The results were compared with established normal paediatric values.
The median (range) age of the children was 13 yrs (10.6–17.1). Age, sex, height, weight or pubertal status were equally distributed between the children with cystic fibrosis (CF) or non-CF bronchiectasis. The children with non-CF bronchiectasis had a lower median forced expiratory volume in one second % predicted than the children with CF (69% versus 76%, respectively). The distribution of lung disease differed between the two groups. The children with CF bronchiectasis had predominantly right upper lobe disease, and scored higher for the presence and extent of bronchiectasis. Otherwise, there was no statistical difference in the overall CT score or the individual CT parameters between the groups. There was evidence of exercise limitation in both CF and non-CF bronchiectasis compared to normal children. No consistent relationships were identified between the lung function parameters, HRCT findings or exercise parameters in either disease group.
In this study, high resolution computed tomography features were not found to be markers of exercise capacity. As spirometry, high resolution computed tomography features and exercise testing give different information in children with cystic fibrosis and non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis, the current authors suggest all three may be required for the comprehensive assessment of respiratory status.
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