Update: cystic fibrosis

Dolan, T.F. Jr

Update: cystic fibrosis

1986

Dolan, T.F. Jr

A brief overview emphasizes the multiple presenting signs and symptoms, complications, and management of children with hereditary cystic fibrosis (CF). This disease causes chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pancreatic insufficiency and currently limits life expectancy to about 21 years. Specific attention is given to pulmonary and gastrointestinal-hepatobiliary manifestations, and to the consequences of malabsorption and metabolic losses in the neonate, infant, and older child. These consequences include steatorrhea, hypoproteinemia, vitamin A and E deficiencies, hyperglycemia without ketosis, failure to thrive, and delayed maturation. Various tests for diagnosing CF are discussed.(wz)

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Pediatric annals

Volume 15 Issue 4 Pagination 296 - 297 ISSN 0090-4481

Other Subjects

Cystic fibrosis; Preschool; Child; Newborn; Female; Therapeutics; Disease diagnosis; Male; Pseudomonas infections; Complications; Child; Biliary; Cystic fibrosis; Respiratory tract diseases; Adult

Language

English

Type

Text; Journal Article

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