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Incidence and evolution of nasal polyps in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis.
Brazilian journal of otorhinolaryngology - 1 Jan 2000
Weber Silke Anna Thereza, Ferrari Giesela Fleischer
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: Nasal polyps are a clinical sign of alert for investigating Cystic Fibrosis (CF). AIMS: To study the incidence of nasal polyps in children and adolescents with cystic fibrosis, its possible association with age, gender, clinical manifestations, genotype and sweat chlorine level, and its evolution with topical steroid therapy. METHODS: Clinical symptoms, sweat chlorine level and genotype were studied...
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