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Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disease that affects your lungs, pancreas, and other organs. Learn more about symptoms, causes, diagnosis, & treatment methods.
Cystic fibrosis is an inherited metabolic disorder, the chief symptom of which is a thick, sticky mucus that clogs the respiratory tract and the gastrointestinal tract. Cystic fibrosis is a recessive genetic disease that mainly affects persons of Europea
Cystic fibrosis (CF) symptoms can develop soon after birth and may include salty-tasting skin, greasy and bulky stools, chronic breathing problems, and poor growth. Because the genetic disease interferes with the flow of water and salt in out and out of cells, it causes thickening of mucus t...
Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease that causes persistent lung infections. It progressively gets worse, limiting a person’s ability to breathe over time. Cystic fibrosis causes include a inherited defective gene which leads to a thick, sticky buildup of mucus in the lungs, pancreas and other...
Cystic fibrosis (CF), also called mucoviscidosis, is an autosomal recessive hereditary disease that affects the lungs, sweat glands and the digestive system. Symptoms The symptoms of CF usually develop during early childhood. Both lungs and pancreas produce abnormally viscous mucus. This mucus begins...
proven to be effective in decreasing the symptoms, but the life expectancy of those suffering from it is still lower than normal. The average life expectancy for someone suffering from cystic fibrosis is 42 to 50 years, and the cause of death in over 80 percent of cases is lung disease (...
Cystic fibrosis symptoms in infants (birth to 1-year) include: Trouble gaining weight and delayed overall growth No bowel movement in first 24-48 hours following birth due to thick, dark putty-like stools that become too sticky to pass Salty skin Cystic fibrosis symptoms in children older than...
A description of cystic fibrosis (CF) symptoms, complications, and their diagnosis is followed by an overview of medical and nonmedical treatment. Particular attention is given to the fact that medical treatment is purely palliative and mostly restricted to the physical complications. Prognosis, ...
Median age at diagnosis of cystic fibrosis is 6-8 months; two thirds of patients are diagnosed by 1 year of age. The age at diagnosis varies widely, however, as do the clinical presentation, severity of symptoms, and rate of disease progression in the organs involved. Clinical manifestations...