Cystic fibrosis in a Bangladeshi child.
Cystic fibrosis is one of the common lives limiting inherited diseases in Caucasians population. Recent reports suggest that the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in this part of the world is missed or delayed due to low index of suspicion. A case of cystic fibrosis is reported here who is a Bangladeshi girl of nine-month-old who presented with the complaints of persistent cough, respiratory distress and failure to thrive. Diagnosis was made on the basis of sweat chloride estimation and mutation analysis, both of which were done, from abroad. She was put on pancreatic enzyme supplementation and nebulized bronchodilators. Cystic fibrosis though rare in Bangladesh its possibility is to be kept in mind in appropriate clinical circumstances
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BSMMU, Shabagh, Dhaka--1000, Bangladesh.
D001459:Bangladesh; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant