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| Year : 2019 | Volume
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| Issue : 2 | Page : 90-93 |
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Early diagnosis of a case of infantile cystic fibrosis and review of literature in Taiwan
Hsiao-Chi Lin, Shao-Wei Huang, Ying-Chun Lu, Chih-Chien Wang
Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan
Correspondence Address:
Dr. Chih-Chien Wang
Department of Pediatrics, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei
Taiwan
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DOI: 10.4103/jmedsci.jmedsci_108_18
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Few cystic fibrosis (CF) cases in Taiwan have been published. We report a case of 2.5-month-old male infant presented recurrent infection, failure to thrive, and nutritional deficiency dermatitis initially. Sweat chloride test confirmed the diagnosis at 4 months old. We highlight that CF should always be the differential diagnosis of patient with failure to thrive and recurrent pulmonary infections. |
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