title: Cystic fibrosis in a 70 year old woman.
abstract: A 68 year old woman with a lifelong history of chronic bronchitis was diagnosed as having cystic fibrosis. The diagnosis was based on a suggestive family history, steatorrhoea, bronchiectasis with respiratory insufficiency, and very high sweat sodium content. The patient was found to be heterozygous for the delta F 508 gene defect.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital, Dijkzigt, The Netherlands.
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van Biezen
authors.forename: S E
authors.initials: SE
authors.lastname: Overbeek
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Hilvering
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000209:etiology; D002446:Celiac Disease / Q000209:etiology; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics; D005190:Family; D005260:Female; D005838:Genotype; D006801:Humans; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000209:etiology; D012964:Sodium / Q000032:analysis; D013542:Sweat / Q000737:chemistry
chemical_list: D012964:Sodium