Progressive Scoliosis in a Child with Cystic Fibrosis
We discuss an adolescent female with cystic fibrosis, asthma, and scoliosis who had a rapid decline in her pulmonary function despite typical treatment for a cystic fibrosis exacerbation. Ultimately, she had a fixed airway obstruction likely due to her progressive scoliosis, which improved following...
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| description | We discuss an adolescent female with cystic fibrosis, asthma, and scoliosis who had a rapid decline in her pulmonary function despite typical treatment for a cystic fibrosis exacerbation. Ultimately, she had a fixed airway obstruction likely due to her progressive scoliosis, which improved following surgical intervention. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-9a2a2e57fe4240559e273785b13af7fe2025-02-03T06:13:17ZengWileyCase Reports in Pediatrics2090-68032090-68112019-01-01201910.1155/2019/14718791471879Progressive Scoliosis in a Child with Cystic FibrosisLauren M. Castner0Samya Z. Nasr1Manuel Arteta2Division of Pediatric Pulmonology, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USADivision of Pediatric Pulmonology, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USADivision of Pediatric Pulmonology, C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI, USAWe discuss an adolescent female with cystic fibrosis, asthma, and scoliosis who had a rapid decline in her pulmonary function despite typical treatment for a cystic fibrosis exacerbation. Ultimately, she had a fixed airway obstruction likely due to her progressive scoliosis, which improved following surgical intervention.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/1471879 |
| spellingShingle | Lauren M. Castner Samya Z. Nasr Manuel Arteta Progressive Scoliosis in a Child with Cystic Fibrosis Case Reports in Pediatrics |
| title | Progressive Scoliosis in a Child with Cystic Fibrosis |
| title_full | Progressive Scoliosis in a Child with Cystic Fibrosis |
| title_fullStr | Progressive Scoliosis in a Child with Cystic Fibrosis |
| title_full_unstemmed | Progressive Scoliosis in a Child with Cystic Fibrosis |
| title_short | Progressive Scoliosis in a Child with Cystic Fibrosis |
| title_sort | progressive scoliosis in a child with cystic fibrosis |
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