Cystic fibrosis in a 70 year old woman.

doi:10.1136/thx.47.3.202

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Cystic fibrosis in a 70 year old woman.

Thorax - 1 Mar 1992

van Biezen P, Overbeek S E, Hilvering C

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A 68 year old woman with a lifelong history of chronic bronchitis was diagnosed as having cystic fibrosis. The diagnosis was based on a suggestive family history, steatorrhoea, bronchiectasis with respiratory insufficiency, and very high sweat sodium content. The patient was found to be heterozyg...

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Bronchiectasis
Celiac Disease
Cystic Fibrosis
Family
Female
Genotype
Humans
Respiratory Insufficiency
Sodium
Sweat

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