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Cystic Fibrosis Of The Pancreas
Cystic fibrosis of the pancreas, commonly called Cystic Fibrosis,
is and inherited disease that first appears in childhood and is
characterized by chronic lung disease, a dificiency of pancreatic enzymes
and an abnormally high concentration of salt in the sweat. Although it is
a generalized body disease, it was misnamed cystic fibrosis of the
pancreas because it changes in th pa ....
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.... patients succumbed to bronchopheumonia or malnutrition, and
the underlying cause was not recognized. Cystic fibrosis is now known to
be one of the most chronic diseases of children in the United States. A
diagnosis of cystic fibrosis should be suspected whenever a child has
chronic or recurrent bronchitis or when malnutrition is present despite an
adequate diet. The diagnosis may be confirmed through an analysis of the
patients sweat.
There is no cur ....
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