Cystic fibrosis
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Cystic Fibrosis

What is a Cystic Fibrosis? DEFINATION – CYSTIC FIBROSIS(CF) is a hereditary disorder of the exocrine glands, with a high sodium chloride content in sweat and pancreatic insufficiency, resulting in malabsorption. There is hypertrophy and hyperplasia of mucus-secreting glands, resulting in the excessive mucus production in the lining of the bronchi, which predispose the patient…