Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2006
A 3 y.o. child with weight deficiency suffers from permanent moist cough. In history there are some pneumonia with obstruction. On examination: distended chest, dullness on percussion over the lower parts of lungs. On auscultation: a great number of different rales. Level of sweat chloride is 80 mmol/L. What is the most probable diagnosis?
Answer options
- Recurrent bronchitis
- Bronchiectasis
- Mucoviscidosis (cystic fibrosis)
- Bronchial asthma
- Pulmonary hypoplasia
Correct answer
Mucoviscidosis (cystic fibrosis)
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