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Possibility for CF
- Question
- My son is four years old and did a blood test for CF when he was born, which came out negative. He is a happy, energetic child and has been ill only 4-5 times with fever and cough. However, his growth is not normal. He has dropped from the 75th percentile to the 25th. The allergologist recommended some tests and we found that he has some kind of milk intolerance.
We did a stool test and microscopically it was clean. However, the doctor recommended that we do a sweat test, which worried me a lot. Is there a chance that my son may have CF, although the test at birth was negative? What do you think?
- Answer
- Dear friend
The child is four years old now and I presume that you did an IRT test at birth, which was negative. The stool test was clean, while the allergologist found a milk intolerance.
I do not think that your child has CF, but your doctor is obliged to rule out this possibility with a sweat teat while investigating the symptoms that your child presents.
Yours friendly,
Dr. Stavros Doudounakis
- 25.03.2013
