Vito Terlizzi, Rita Padoan, Giuseppina Leonetti, Pamela Vitullo, Antonella Tosco, Giovanni Taccetti, Cristina Fevola, Francesca Ficili, Angela Pepe, Piercarlo Poli, Laura Claut, Valeria Daccò, Donatello Salvatore
UNLABELLED: There is limited information available on the clinical data, sweat test trends, and outcomes of individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF) who present with an isolated episode of hypoelectrolytemia with metabolic alkalosis (HMA). This study describes a cohort of Italian individuals with HMA as presenting symptom. The study is a retrospective multicenter analysis of individuals who presented with HMA as an initial symptom and was followed at 8 Italian CF Centers, from March 1988 to March 2022...
September 19, 2023: European Journal of Pediatrics