the ends of the fingers look larger, giving the ‘clubbed’ appearance Finger clubbing generally takes years to develop. But it can happen quicker in certain conditions such as a lung abscess.

Results. The official cause of death was tuberculosis, but the autopsy report has never been found. Both cystic fibrosis and alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency are possible differential diagnoses that can ...

Cystic fibrosis is a hereditary disease caused by mutations of the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene. The CFTR gene encodes an ion channel protein that is involved in ...

Adult males with cystic fibrosis are infertile because of failure of normal development of the vas deferens, a finding not previously recognized. Twenty-five patients over 17 years of age were foun ...

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is typically described as one of the most common lethal autosomal recessive disorders in North America. 1 About 1 in 25–30 Caucasians are carriers of CF mutations, whereas ...