Sinonasal Manifestations in Cystic Fibrosis

Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease, characterized by accumulation of thickened mucous secretions in exocrine glands. Although the major clinical manifestations of the disease are pancreatic and pulmonary disease, the majority of cystic fibrosis patients will develop sinonasal manifestations as wel...

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Main Authors: Oomen, Karin P. Q., April, Max M.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420104/
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spelling pubmed-34201042012-08-23 Sinonasal Manifestations in Cystic Fibrosis Oomen, Karin P. Q. April, Max M. Review Article Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease, characterized by accumulation of thickened mucous secretions in exocrine glands. Although the major clinical manifestations of the disease are pancreatic and pulmonary disease, the majority of cystic fibrosis patients will develop sinonasal manifestations as well. This paper outlines the etiology, evaluation, and management of the nasal and sinus manifestations in patients with cystic fibrosis. Hindawi Publishing Corporation 2012 2012-08-05 /pmc/articles/PMC3420104/ /pubmed/22919396 http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/789572 Text en Copyright © 2012 K. P. Q. Oomen and M. M. April. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/ This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
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author Oomen, Karin P. Q.
April, Max M.
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April, Max M.
Sinonasal Manifestations in Cystic Fibrosis
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April, Max M.
author_sort Oomen, Karin P. Q.
title Sinonasal Manifestations in Cystic Fibrosis
title_short Sinonasal Manifestations in Cystic Fibrosis
title_full Sinonasal Manifestations in Cystic Fibrosis
title_fullStr Sinonasal Manifestations in Cystic Fibrosis
title_full_unstemmed Sinonasal Manifestations in Cystic Fibrosis
title_sort sinonasal manifestations in cystic fibrosis
description Cystic fibrosis is a genetic disease, characterized by accumulation of thickened mucous secretions in exocrine glands. Although the major clinical manifestations of the disease are pancreatic and pulmonary disease, the majority of cystic fibrosis patients will develop sinonasal manifestations as well. This paper outlines the etiology, evaluation, and management of the nasal and sinus manifestations in patients with cystic fibrosis.
publisher Hindawi Publishing Corporation
publishDate 2012
url https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3420104/
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