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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
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
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