NUTRITIONAL DERMATOSIS AND GREY HAIRS: AN INFANT WITH CYSTIC FIBROSIS

Authors

  • Muhammad Imran University of Child Health Sciences, The Children's Hospital, Lahore
  • ANJUM SAEED The Children's hospital & University of Child Health Sciences, Lahore
  • Muhammad Nadeem Anjum University of Child Health Sciences, The Children's Hospital, Lahore
  • Huma Arshad Cheema University of Child Health Sciences, The Children's Hospital, Lahore

Keywords:

cystic fibrosis, nutritional dermatosis, acrodermatitis enteropatheica

Abstract

Cystic fibrosis is multisystem genetic disorder caused by mutation in cystic fibrosis gene. The dermatosis and nutritional manifestations are secondary to malabsorption in these children which can be avoided if early diagnosis and management would be done by general pediatrician. Here we report an infant who presented with dermatosis and greyish hairs with bilateral pedal edema and turned out to be cystic fibrosis on genetic mutation.

Author Biographies

Muhammad Imran, University of Child Health Sciences, The Children's Hospital, Lahore

Fellow, Department of Pediatric, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology, The Children's Hospital & University of Child Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan.

Muhammad Nadeem Anjum, University of Child Health Sciences, The Children's Hospital, Lahore

Assistant Professor, Department of Pediatric, Division of Pediatric Gastroenterology & Hepatology, The Children's Hospital & University of Child Health Sciences, Lahore, Pakistan

Huma Arshad Cheema, University of Child Health Sciences, The Children's Hospital, Lahore

Professor of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Deaprtment of Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology & Nutrition

Published

2022-11-02

Issue

Vol. 46 No. 3 (2022)

Section

Case Report