Rare genotype del2,3/2184insA in a cystic fibrosis patient.

In this paper we present an interesting case of cystic fibrosis patient with rare genotype de12,3/2184insA and atypical clinical image including: mild symptoms in an early phase of disease, quick progress of lung disease, complicated with pneumothorax after Bordetella pertussis infection and very go...

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Main Authors: Lech Chyczewski, Łukasz Minarowski, Danuta Kowalczuk, Maciej Kaczmarski, Oksana Kowalczuk, Alina Minarowska
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Via Medica 2007-03-01
Series:Folia Histochemica et Cytobiologica
Online Access:http://czasopisma.viamedica.pl/fhc/article/view/4551
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Summary:In this paper we present an interesting case of cystic fibrosis patient with rare genotype de12,3/2184insA and atypical clinical image including: mild symptoms in an early phase of disease, quick progress of lung disease, complicated with pneumothorax after Bordetella pertussis infection and very good response to systemic and inhaled steroid therapy.
ISSN:0239-8508
1897-5631