A Young Girl With Bronchiectasis and Elevated Sweat Chloride.

Sehgal, Inderpaul Singh; Dhooria, Sahajal; Bal, Amanjit; Aggarwal, Ashutosh Nath; Prasad, Kuruswamy Thurai; Muthu, Valliappan; Sharda, Sheetal; Agarwal, Ritesh · Chest · 2021

case_report · Level V

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Abstract

A 14-year old girl presented with history of productive cough since the age of 3 years. For the past 6 years, she complained of chest tightness and wheezing. There was also nasal stuffiness and discharge for the past 6 years. She denied history of hemoptysis, ear discharge, or chest pain. There was no history of respiratory distress at the time of birth. Her brother also suffered from productive cough and wheezing since the age of 3 years. However, both her parents were asymptomatic.

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