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Last reviewed dd mmm yyyy. Last edited dd mmm yyyy

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General features of presentation include:

  • meconium ileus (affects about 10% of newborns with cystic fibrosis, presenting as intestinal obstruction in the first day or so of life)
    • meconium ileus equivalent may occur later in life
  • recurrent respiratory infections (a common presenting feature)
  • failure to thrive (affects about 50% of CF patients in childhood and infancy; this is often as a result of pancreatic insufficiency).

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