title: Case report: 66 year-old man with recurrent pneumonias and sinusitis.
abstract: A current myth is that Cystic Fibrosis (CF) is a disease of childhood. However, among adults with CF, 64% are between the ages of 18 and 29 years of age; 25% are between 30 and 39 years of age; 10% are between 40 and 49 years old; and 2% are 50 years of age. We report a case of a 66 year-old male with newly diagnosed cystic fibrosis after a history of recurrent pneumonias and sinusitis, with acute exacerbation of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD). Physicians must maintain a high index of suspicion to make the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in elderly presenting with COPD exacerbation and recurrent pneumonias and sinusitis.
authors.affiliation: USD, Sioux Falls, SD, USA. mbarsoum@usd.edu
authors.forename: Michel K
authors.initials: MK
authors.lastname: Barsoum
authors.forename: Wael
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Eid
authors.forename: Joann
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Bennett
authors.forename: Rodney
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Parry
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D017677:Age Distribution; D000368:Aged; D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000503:physiopathology*; D029424:Pulmonary Disease, Chronic Obstructive / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012008:Recurrence; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000503:physiopathology*