The clinical and laboratory manifestations of Iranian patients with cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a hereditary disease, characterized by chronic pulmonary disease, pancreatic insufficiency and abnormal electrolytes in the sweat. In order to evaluate the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of Iranian children with CF during a 10-year period, 243 CF patie...

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Main Authors: Gholamhossein Fallahi, Mehri Najafi, Fatemeh Farhmand, Fatemeh Bazvand, Maedeh Ahmadi, Faezeh Ahmadi, Kambiz Eftekhari, Ahmad Khodad, Farzaneh Motamed, Gholamreza Khatami, Asghar Aghamohammadi, Nima Rezaei
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Published: Hacettepe University Institute of Child Health 2010-04-01
Series:The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
Online Access:https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/4979
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author Gholamhossein Fallahi
Mehri Najafi
Fatemeh Farhmand
Fatemeh Bazvand
Maedeh Ahmadi
Faezeh Ahmadi
Kambiz Eftekhari
Ahmad Khodad
Farzaneh Motamed
Gholamreza Khatami
Asghar Aghamohammadi
Nima Rezaei
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Fatemeh Bazvand
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description Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a hereditary disease, characterized by chronic pulmonary disease, pancreatic insufficiency and abnormal electrolytes in the sweat. In order to evaluate the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of Iranian children with CF during a 10-year period, 243 CF patients, with a median age of 5 months, were investigated in this study. The most common manifestations were gastrointestinal disorders and respiratory manifestations. Cough was the most common symptom, followed by malnutrition, diarrhea, respiratory distress, and vomiting. The frequency of these findings after treatment was significantly decreased in comparison with the period before diagnosis. During the mean follow-up of 40.9 months, seven cases died due to severe infections. Cystic fibrosis as a common genetic disorder should be considered in any child with recurrent gastrointestinal and respiratory manifestations, since delayed diagnosis could lead to severe complications and even death in this group of patients.
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spelling doaj-art-675df5f9b7a645ec9afbb4236cea65eb2025-08-20T02:55:24ZengHacettepe University Institute of Child HealthThe Turkish Journal of Pediatrics0041-43012791-64212010-04-01522The clinical and laboratory manifestations of Iranian patients with cystic fibrosisGholamhossein Fallahi0Mehri NajafiFatemeh FarhmandFatemeh BazvandMaedeh AhmadiFaezeh AhmadiKambiz EftekhariAhmad KhodadFarzaneh MotamedGholamreza KhatamiAsghar AghamohammadiNima RezaeiDepartment of Pediatrics, Pediatrics Center of Excellence, Children's Medical Center, Tehran, Iran. Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a hereditary disease, characterized by chronic pulmonary disease, pancreatic insufficiency and abnormal electrolytes in the sweat. In order to evaluate the clinical manifestations and laboratory findings of Iranian children with CF during a 10-year period, 243 CF patients, with a median age of 5 months, were investigated in this study. The most common manifestations were gastrointestinal disorders and respiratory manifestations. Cough was the most common symptom, followed by malnutrition, diarrhea, respiratory distress, and vomiting. The frequency of these findings after treatment was significantly decreased in comparison with the period before diagnosis. During the mean follow-up of 40.9 months, seven cases died due to severe infections. Cystic fibrosis as a common genetic disorder should be considered in any child with recurrent gastrointestinal and respiratory manifestations, since delayed diagnosis could lead to severe complications and even death in this group of patients. https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/4979
spellingShingle Gholamhossein Fallahi
Mehri Najafi
Fatemeh Farhmand
Fatemeh Bazvand
Maedeh Ahmadi
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Kambiz Eftekhari
Ahmad Khodad
Farzaneh Motamed
Gholamreza Khatami
Asghar Aghamohammadi
Nima Rezaei
The clinical and laboratory manifestations of Iranian patients with cystic fibrosis
The Turkish Journal of Pediatrics
title The clinical and laboratory manifestations of Iranian patients with cystic fibrosis
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title_fullStr The clinical and laboratory manifestations of Iranian patients with cystic fibrosis
title_full_unstemmed The clinical and laboratory manifestations of Iranian patients with cystic fibrosis
title_short The clinical and laboratory manifestations of Iranian patients with cystic fibrosis
title_sort clinical and laboratory manifestations of iranian patients with cystic fibrosis
url https://turkjpediatr.org/article/view/4979
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