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==Gene== | ==Gene== | ||
*CFTR gene.<ref name=omim219700>{{OMIM|219700}}</ref> | *CFTR gene.<ref name=omim219700>{{OMIM|219700}}</ref> | ||
==Clinical features== | |||
Mnemonic ''CF PANCREAS'':<ref>URL: [http://www.valuemd.com/pediatrics_mnemonics.php http://www.valuemd.com/pediatrics_mnemonics.php]. Accessed on: 14 March 2012.</ref> | |||
*Chronic cough. | |||
*Failure to thrive. | |||
*Pancreatic insufficiency, e.g. steatorrhea. | |||
*Alkalosis. | |||
*Nasal polyps & neonatal intestinal obstruction ([[meconium ileus]]). | |||
*[[Clubbing]] & chest x-ray findings. | |||
*Rectal prolapse. | |||
*Electrolyte elevations in sweat. | |||
*Absence of [[vas deferens]]. | |||
*Sputum with ''Pseudomonas''. | |||
===Trimmed version=== | |||
*PAncreatic insufficiency, e.g. steatorrhea. | |||
*Nasal polyps & neonatal intestinal obstruction ([[meconium ileus]]). | |||
*[[Clubbing]]. | |||
*REctal prolapse. | |||
*Absence of [[vas deferens]]. | |||
*Sputum with ''Pseudomonas''. | |||
==Associated pathology== | ==Associated pathology== | ||
Pulmonary: | Pulmonary: | ||
*[[Bronchiectasis]]. | *[[Bronchiectasis]]. | ||
*Fibrosis - secondary to infections. | |||
Gastrointestinal tract: | Gastrointestinal tract: | ||
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*[[Meconium ileus]]. | *[[Meconium ileus]]. | ||
*[[Meconium peritonitis]]. | *[[Meconium peritonitis]]. | ||
*[[Crohn's disease]].<ref name=pmid8149854>{{Cite journal | last1 = Lloyd-Still | first1 = JD. | title = Crohn's disease and cystic fibrosis. | journal = Dig Dis Sci | volume = 39 | issue = 4 | pages = 880-5 | month = Apr | year = 1994 | doi = | PMID = 8149854 }}</ref> | |||
Genitourinary tract: | Genitourinary tract: | ||