Cystic Fibrosis: Case Report.
10.3348/jkrs.2002.47.6.693
- Author:
Si Hyun PARK
1
;
Hyun ju LEE
;
Ji Hye KIM
;
Chol Heui PARK
Author Information
1. Department of Radiology, Gil Medical Center, Gachon Medical School, Korea. zzizzin@hanmail.net
- Publication Type:Case Report
- Keywords:
Lung, CT;
Lung, infection;
Children, genetic disease
- MeSH:
Asian Continental Ancestry Group;
Bronchiectasis;
Cystic Fibrosis*;
DNA;
Genes, Regulator;
Humans;
Prevalence
- From:Journal of the Korean Radiological Society
2002;47(6):693-696
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:Korean
-
Abstract:
Cystic fibrosis is a autosomal recessive genetic disease. Among Caucasians, it is the most common cause of pulmonary insufficiency during the first three decades of life. The prevalence of cystic fibrosis varies according to ethnic origin: it is common among Caucasians but rare among Asians. We report a case in which cystic fibrosis with bronchiectasis and hyperaeration was revealed by high-resolution CT, and mutation of the cystic fibrosis conductance transmembrane regulator gene (CFTR) by DNA analysis.
