Cystic fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a genetic disorder characterized by the production of sweat with a high salt content and mucus secretions with an abnormal viscosity.

Weight loss

Reduction inexisting body weight.


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PMID (PMCID)
26527444
 FEMALE Young Adult
A 21-Year-Old Woman With Cystic Fibrosis, Abdominal Pain, and Recent Weight Loss.
Kapnadak SG, Goss CH, Aitken ML.
Chest. 2015;148(5):e156-e160.
A 21-Year-Old Woman With Cystic Fibrosis, Abdominal Pain, and Recent Weight Loss.
23890029
(3750320)
 OTHER
A 2-year-old girl with co-inherited cystic fibrosis and sickle cell-beta+ thalassemia presenting with recurrent vaso-occlusive events during cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations: a case report.
Sobush KT, Thornburg CD, Voynow JA, Davis SD, Peterson-Carmichael SL.
J Med Case Rep. 2013;7:203.
A 2-year-old African-American girl with co-inherited cystic fibrosis and sickle cell-946+ thalassemia developed severe hematologic complications (recurrent vaso-occlusive events, hepatic sequestration, and acute chest syndrome) during periods of cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations and weight loss.
23890029
(3750320)
 OTHER
A 2-year-old girl with co-inherited cystic fibrosis and sickle cell-beta+ thalassemia presenting with recurrent vaso-occlusive events during cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations: a case report.
Sobush KT, Thornburg CD, Voynow JA, Davis SD, Peterson-Carmichael SL.
J Med Case Rep. 2013;7:203.
A 2-year-old African-American girl with co-inherited cystic fibrosis and sickle cell-946+ thalassemia developed severe hematologic complications (recurrent vaso-occlusive events, hepatic sequestration, and acute chest syndrome) during periods of cystic fibrosis pulmonary exacerbations and weight loss.
18990958
 FEMALE Adult
Pregnancy and cystic fibrosis.
Costello J, Lynch J, Byrne P, Browne G.
Ir Med J. 2008;101(8):254-5.
A 20-year old parturient with moderate to severe cystic fibrosis presented for an Elective Caesarean Delivery at 31 weeks gestation due to intra-uterine growth retardation and persistent maternal weight loss.
16309963
 FEMALE Child
Obstructive sleep apnea syndrome: a potential cause of lower airway obstruction in cystic fibrosis.
Hayes D Jr.
Sleep Med. 2006;7(1):73-5.
A six-year-old healthy female with cystic fibrosis (CF) and pancreatic sufficiency presented with cough, weight loss, and lung function decline.
10686045
 MALE Infant
Pneumocystis carinii isolated from lung lavage fluid in an infant with cystic fibrosis.
Royce FH, Blumberg DA.
Pediatr Pulmonol. 2000;29(3):235-8.
Pneumocystis carinii (P. carinii) cysts were identified in bronchoalveolar lavage fluid from a 15-week-old child newly diagnosed with cystic fibrosis who presented with bronchitis, pneumonia, and weight loss.