Cystic fibrosis history and symptoms
Editor-In-Chief: C. Michael Gibson, M.S., M.D. [1]; Associate Editor(s)-in-Chief: Shaghayegh Habibi, M.D.[2]
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Overview
Most common symptoms in cystic fibrosis include salty sweat, constant coughing, diarrhea or greasy stools, stomach pain, constipation and poor weight gain. Less common symptoms include nasal polyp, hemoptysis and skin irritation.
History and Symptoms
Most common symptoms in cystic fibrosis
Most common symptoms in cystic fibrosis include:[1][2]
- Salty sweat
- Constant coughing
- Diarrhea or bulky, foul-smelling, greasy stools
- Abdominal pain and discomfort
- Constipation/ abdominal bloating
- Poor weight gain/ failure to thrive
- Fatigue/ weakness
Less common symptoms in cystic fibrosis
Less common symptoms in cystic fibrosis include:[1][3][4]
- Nasal polyps
- Frequent coughing and hemoptysis (due to respiratory infection)
- Skin irritation (zinc deficiency can cause dermatitis)
- Chest pain
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Cystic Fibrosis - National Library of Medicine - PubMed Health".
- ↑ Tabori H, Arnold C, Jaudszus A, Mentzel HJ, Renz DM, Reinsch S, Lorenz M, Michl R, Gerber A, Lehmann T, Mainz JG (2017). "Abdominal symptoms in cystic fibrosis and their relation to genotype, history, clinical and laboratory findings". PLoS ONE. 12 (5): e0174463. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0174463. PMC 5417419. PMID 28472055.
- ↑ Sabharwal S (January 2016). "Gastrointestinal Manifestations of Cystic Fibrosis". Gastroenterol Hepatol (N Y). 12 (1): 43–7. PMC 4865785. PMID 27330503.
- ↑ Dowaikh H, Morfin-Sherpa F, Reix P (October 2017). "Acute chest pain in an adolescent with cystic fibrosis in September: Would you have thought about this?". Pediatr. Pulmonol. 52 (10): E70–E72. doi:10.1002/ppul.23746. PMID 28564496.