Cystic fibrosis presenting with Atypical skin rash in an infant
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Two infants with a florid erythematous rash and generalised oedema, hypoalbuminaemia, and anaemia were found to have cystic fibrosis. This rare presentation is associated with false negative sweat tests, delays in diagnosis, and a considerable mortality. It is proposed that this presentation represents a manifestation of kwashiorkor secondary to malabsorption. The recognition that these infants...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Pediatric Oncall
سال: 2020
ISSN: 0973-0966
DOI: 10.7199/ped.oncall.2020.35