miscellaneous manifestations
Last edited 08/2022 and last reviewed 08/2022
Other manifestations include:
- affected males are infertile and affected females are subfertile
- diabetes mellitus (in 10-20% of adult patients) - occurs as a result of blockage of the pancreatic ducts due to abnormal pancreatic secretions and autodigestion of the pancreas
- vasculitis, purpura
- hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy
- cystic fibrosis arthropathy
- pseudo-Bartter syndrome.
Reference:
- (1) NICE (October 2017) Cystic Fibrosis. Available at https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/ng78. (Accessed on 05 June 2022)
- (2) NHS (2021) Cystic Fibrosis. Available at https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/cystic-fibrosis/. (Accessed on 05 June 2022)