DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
DOCTORS'
Medical Case Studies
Sweat chloride test
Cystic fibrosis
Cystic fibrosis (also known as CF or mucoviscidosis) is a common recessive genetic disease which affects the entire body, causing progressive disability and often early death. The name cystic fibrosis refers to the characteristic scarring and cyst formation within the pancreas, first recognized in the 1930s. Difficulty breathing is the most serious symptom and results from frequent lung infections that are treated with, though not cured by, antibiotics and other medications. A multitude of other symptoms, including sinus infections, poor growth, diarrhea, and infertility result from the effects of CF on other parts of the body...
Sweat chloride test - List of case studies
- Possible Anorexia, Vomiting, Failure to Gain Weight and Linear Growth Retardation
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Genetics workup • FD negative • Sweat test for CF negative • Bloom negative • Russel Silver ... number variants did not reveal an obvious anomally. Sweat chloride test for CF was negative as was the metabolic screen. Further, ...
- Feeding problems, vomiting and short stature in prematurely born child
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Familial dysautonomia - negative. Sweat test for CF - negative Bloom syndrome - negative. ... number variants did not reveal an obvious anomally. Sweat chloride test for CF was negative as was the metabolic screen. Further, ...