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COMPLEX ORPHAN PATHOLOGY: COMORBIDITY OF MUCOVISCIDOSIS AND CONGENITAL DYSFUNCTION OF ADRENAL GLANDS CORTEX
Mariana A Ryznychuk1, Vasyl P Pishak2, Тatiana V Khmara1
1BUKOVINIAN STATE MEDICAL UNIVERSITY, CHERNIVTSI, UKRAINE.
Objective:
The aim: The clinical case was studied: comorbidity of mucoviscidosis and congenital dysfunction of adrenal glands cortex.
Patients And Methods:
Materials and methods: The clinical case of combined orphan pathology - cystic fibrosis and congenital dysfunction of adrenal glands cortex (adrenogenital syndrome) has been described.
Results:
Clinical case: A 2-month child has been diagnosed with mucoviscidosis, of a mixed form, which was genetically confirmed. The proband and the father were found to be heterozygotes for the F508del mutation of the CFTR gene (the father suffers from mucoviscidosis). Congenital dysfunction of the adrenal glands, a viral form, was diagnosed when he was three years old. The child is currently receiving: Creon 100 000 units per day with eating, Colomycin 1 vial per day, Pulmozyme 2.5 mg/2.5 ml daily in the morning for inhalations, Ursofalk 600 mg every day constantly, Hydrocortisone 50 mg/day.
Conclusion:
Conclusions: This clinical case can be attributed to rare, as most such pathological conditions are usually diagnosed in maternity homes along with the prescription of appropriate therapy. This is an example of late diagnosis of the viral form of congenital adrenal dysfunction against the background of cystic fibrosis, indicating the need for earlier detection and timely introduction of substitution therapy to improve favourable prognosis for a disease.
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