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Babies' bronchi often congested
My 14-month-old girl has a failure to thrive, she now weighs 7 to 8 kg for 67 cm, has also chronic diarrhea and constant bronchial congestion, is regularly treated with antibiotics and corticosteroids. Her respiratory therapist thinks for some time she has cystic fibrosis. Her doctor told me that ...
20.01.2014
Salty child = Cystic Fibrosis?
My daughter, 1 year old, tasts ever since strikingly salty. After heavy sweating, her head sometimes glitters. Are there any other illnesses or "normal people" who show this phenomenon or is that a conclusive hint for CF?
09.01.2014
Query
I would like your opinion about my baby. He is 9 months old and weighs 9.6 kg and is 71 cm tall. Since a month ago he has wet cough. My pediatrician said it was just a viral infection. He administered mucosolvan® (substance: ambroxol to losen the mucus) and spiropent® (substance: clenbuterol, a ...
30.12.2013
Sweat test
I have a premature baby girl, with a gestation period of 28 weeks and birth weight of 600 gr. Today she is 13 months old and weighs 5,2 kgr and is allergic to cow milk and has gastro-oesophageal reflux. She gains round 250 gr per month. The pediatrician recommended a sweat test to rule out CF. I ...
17.12.2013
Sweat test
My child is 5.5 years old and sweats too much while sleeping. I have to change clothes 5-6 times a night. I change his clothes and after 10 minutes he is soaking wet. That is why he has frequent coughing and sputum. He started sweating after the age of 3. Up to the age of 3 he had no medication, ...
17.12.2013
How confident is the genetic testing
Hello, I have a 13-year-old daughter. The sweat test had been pathologic according to the report from the hospital. She has had a value of 66. After that, a genetic testing had been performed. This was negative. How confident is it that she does not suffer from CF. Best regards,
02.12.2013
Diagnosis? Addition!
My grandson has the following result of the genetic tetsing: heterozygous TG10/TG12 and heterozygous for the 5T variant IVS8:TG12-5T/TG10-7T in the poly pyrimidin-tract. We have been told that a CF could be excluded to 90%. However, what about the meconium plug at the beginning and then about the 3 ...
20.11.2013
cf
I have a 4 year and 9 months old daughter. She is coughing several times a day, especially in the first part of the day. She was diagnosed with asthma 2 years ago and does not respond well to the treatment. The sweat test and the value of the test was 55mmol/L and 57mmol/L. Is it possible for her ...
06.11.2013
sweat test
Hello, If the value of the sweat test is 55mmol/L- 57mmol/L, is it possible that the child is a CF carrier without developing the disease?
06.11.2013
cystic fibrosis
My daughter made a sweat test and had a test result of 61mmol/L, is it possible for her to have Cystic fibrosis? Thank you
06.11.2013
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