CYSTI C FIBROSIS
GENETIC DISEASE
DEFINITION OR
CAUSES
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is an
inherited disorder that causes
severe damage to the lungs,
digestive system and other
organs in the body. Cystic
fibrosis affects the cells that
produce mucus, sweat and
digestive juices. These
secreted fluids are normally
thin and slippery.
COMPLICATION
SIGNS & SYMPTOMS PATHOGNOMONIC SIGN
Complications of
cystic fibrosis can
As a result, salt and
The signs and symptoms of cystic fibrosis
water are reabsorbed affect the
differ depending on the severity of the
condition. Even within the same person, back into the body respiratory,
symptoms might worsen or improve over time.
Some people may not notice symptoms until
through the sweat gland digestive and
they are in their twenties or thirties. People tissues. However, if the
who are not identified until they are adults
chloride channel fails to
reproductive
typically have milder illness and are more likely
to have unusual symptoms such as repeated reabsorb chloride, sodium systems, as well as
attacks of an inflamed pancreas (pancreatitis),
infertility, and chronic pneumonia.
leaks onto the skin's other organs.
Cystic fibrosis patients have a greater than surface, resulting in fluid
normal amount of salt in their perspiration. loss. With cystic fibrosis,
When parents kiss their children, they
frequently taste salt. The majority of the other this results in the
CF signs and symptoms impact the respiratory pathognomonic salty skin.
and digestive systems.