Case Scenario 3: 7-month-old girl with chronic wet cough
Physical examination
Pink, thin, finger clubbing
Harrison’s sulci with pectus carinatum
Tachypnoeic with chest wall recessions
Lung: Generalised reduced breath sounds with crepitations
*Finger clubbing with chest wall deformity indicates chronicity
Summary
A 7-month-old girl with chronic wet cough, steatorrhoea, growth faltering and history of meconium plug syndrome
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Investigations
Stool fat globules: positive
Sweat test: 133 mmol/l (Elevated)
Pink, thin, finger clubbing
Harrison’s sulci with pectus carinatum
Tachypnoeic with chest wall recessions
Lung: Generalised reduced breath sounds with crepitations
*Finger clubbing with chest wall deformity indicates chronicity
Summary
A 7-month-old girl with chronic wet cough, steatorrhoea, growth faltering and history of meconium plug syndrome
Click on icon to show growth chart of Anushya
Click on icon to show chest x-ray of Anushya
Investigations
Stool fat globules: positive
Sweat test: 133 mmol/l (Elevated)
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