Common causes of bronchiectasis (mnemonic)

A mnemonic to remember the common causes of bronchiectasis is:

• CAPT Kangaroo has Mounier-Kuhn

Mnemonic

• C: cystic fibrosis or congenital cystic bronchiectasis (Williams-Campbell syndrome)
• A: allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis (ABPA)
• P: post-infectious (most common)
• T: tuberculosis (granulomatous disease)
• K: Kartagener syndrome
• M: Mounier-Kuhn syndrome