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Few elastase in the stool
Hello, In my son (4 years old), very few elastase could be found in the stool and four sweat tests had already been done (in two different CF-centers), all positive. On the other hand, the genetic testing was negative. Can it be that he has "only" problems with the pancreas? The physicians ...
17.02.2014
ENAC
Hello, My question is complex. At the age of 22 months, my daughter has been diagnosed with CF because of gut and respiratory problems. The neonatal screening test at birth was negative (premature 33 gestaional weeks; 1.8kg) but, at diagnostic, the sweat test was highly positive (>200). Then, ...
10.02.2014
Atypical from of CF
Hello, I am 35 years old and in the frame of an genetic investigation it came out that I am a carrier of CF. When I was a baby, I had a strong pneumonia. I suffer from allergic asthma and have slight clubbing of the fingers. A recently performed sweat test had a result of 42 (control area). In ...
11.02.2014
CT of the lung appropriate?
Hello, I am 35 years old and in the frame of an genetic investigation it came out that I am a carrier of CF. When I was a baby, I had a strong pneumonia. I suffer from allergic asthma and have slight clubbing of the fingers. A recently performed sweat test had a result of 42 (control area). In ...
11.02.2014
ISET INSERM method
Hello I have contacted by phone the press service of INSERM [institue national de la santé et de la recherche médicale = French national institute for health and medical research] who planned, before the end of the year, the marketing of a diagnosis test. I have been told that: - this test ...
03.02.2014
Extreme hand wrinkling
Hello, I currently am experiencing extreme hand wrinkling within minutes in a bath tub or shower my hands are extremely wrinkled and burning or tingling. I do not have Cystic Fibrosis or diabetes...I do have JRA.. Does it have to relate to a disease?
27.01.2014
Abnormal sweat test
My 6 year old has had complications from birth and is in the 5 percentile for weight and height. At 6 weeks old he was hospitalized for an extended length in time for R.S.V. and has issues since then. He has had bronchitis a few times, croup, had two adenoid removal surgeries, a tonsillectomy, been ...
27.01.2014
Low weight gain
My son is 9 months old with low weight gain. When he was born we decided not to do the neonatal testing. For 15 days now, his feces are like mud and have a strong smell. He has 4-5 movements daily. We, the parents, were not tested prior to the pregnancy. Should we worry? Do we need to get tested?
27.01.2014
Query for testing
My daughter is 10.5 months old, weighs 9.2 kgr and is 77 cm tall. Her growth up till now has been always good. Her bowel movements are regular throughout the day. I have not observed anything special as far as smell or quantity is concerned. Since 3 weeks my daughter has a cold and wet cough that ...
27.01.2014
CF?
I am 31 years old and I lately have the feeling that mucus is slipping down from my nose constantly. During the last years I have constantly “colds”, almost chronically “thin”. Searching for an explanation I found CF. I don’t want to, but should I get tested?
27.01.2014
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