Cystic fibrosis: a case presented with recurrent bronchiolitis in infancy in a Korean male infant.
10.3346/jkms.1988.3.4.157
- Author:
Hyung Ro MOON
1
;
Tae Sung KO
;
Young Youl KO
;
Jung Hwan CHOI
;
Young Chi KIM
Author Information
1. Department of Pediatrics, College of Medicine, Seoul National University, Korea.
- Publication Type:Case Reports
- Keywords:
Recurrent bronchiolitis;
Cystic fibrosis;
Sweat test
- MeSH:
Bronchiolitis/diagnosis/*etiology;
Cystic Fibrosis/complications/*diagnosis/ethnology;
Humans;
Infant;
Male
- From:Journal of Korean Medical Science
1988;3(4):157-162
- CountryRepublic of Korea
- Language:English
-
Abstract:
The aim of this case report is to draw the attention to the occurrence of cystic fibrosis (C.F.) in a Korean infant and thus increase the awareness for the diagnosis. The male infant was presented with a history of recurrent bronchiolitis manifested by severe cough, wheeze and dyspnea from three weeks of age, in whom the diagnosis of C.F. was clinically suspected and was confirmed by demonstration of two elevated sweat chloride levels (97 mEq/L and 99 mEq/L) in the patient. The diagnosis was delayed because the main manifestations of C.F. were the same as the main symptoms of common diseases such as cough, diarrhea and failure to thrive. C.F. is probably underdiagnosed in Korean population both because the diagnosis is not considered since the disease is thought to be uncommon or even not to occur and because diagnostic facilities including the quantitative iontophoresis sweat test are lacking.
