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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.

Low levels of vitamin A

A reduced concentration of vitamin A.

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PMID (PMCID)
21215918	MALE	Infant
	Facial palsy and idiopathic intracranial hypertension in twins with cystic fibrosis and hypovitaminosis A.
	Obeid M, Price J, Sun L, Scantlebury MH, Overby P, Sidhu R, Chiriboga CA, Quittell LM. Pediatr Neurol. 2011;44(2):150-2.
	Low levels of vitamin A are associated with facial nerve paralysis, and are at least partly implicated in the development of increased intracranial pressure in infants with cystic fibrosis.