| Health / Medical Topics |
Cystic Fibrosis with Meconium Ileus
A congenital metabolic detected in the neonatal period that is characterized by the presence of a meconium ileus. The disease affects the exocrine glands andis inherited as an autosomal trait. The secretions of exocrine glands are abnormal, resulting in excessively viscid mucus production which causes obstruction of passageways (including pancreatic and bile ducts, intestines, and bronchi). The sweat sodium and chloride content are increased. Symptoms usually appear in childhood and include meconium ileus, poor growth despite good appetite, malabsorption and foul bulky stools, chronic bronchitis with cough, recurrent pneumonia, bronchiectasis, emphysema, clubbing of the fingers, and salt depletion in hot weather. (NCI Thesaurus)
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
Cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (1480 aa, ~168 kDa) is encoded by the human CFTR gene. This protein is involved in chloride…
A genetic test to determine if either parent has the trait of cystic fibrosis carrier.
A common hereditary disease in which exocrine (secretory) glands produce abnormally thick mucus. This mucus can cause problems in digestion, breathing, and…
Benign endometrial hyperplasia characterized by the presence of cystically dilated glands.
A tube that carries bile from the gall bladder. It joins the common hepatic duct to form the common bile duct. It…
A microscopic finding indicating the formation of cystic structures in a tissue sample.
