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. 2014 Nov 7;7(4):147–155. doi: 10.1177/1753495X14554022

Table 1.

Common clinical manifestations of cystic fibrosis in adults.

Sinopulmonary Gastrointestinal Endocrine Renal Psychiatric Other
Chronic suppurative lung disease with airflow obstruction and bronchiectasis Allergic bronchopulmonary aspergillosis Pneumothorax Haemoptysis Respiratory failure with cor pulmonale and pulmonary hypertension Chronic sinusitis Nasal polyposis Distal intestinal obstruction syndrome Constipation Intussusception Liver cirrhosis with portal hypertension Bowel cancer Pancreatic exocrine insufficiency Recurrent pancreatitis Gastrooesophageal reflux disease Fat soluble vitamin deficiency CF related diabetes Delayed puberty Metabolic bone disease Oligomenorrhea Nephrolithiasis Hyponatraemic hypochloraemic metabolic alkalosis Chronic kidney disease (CF diabetes, aminoglycoside exposure) Oxalate nephropathy Depression Anxiety Difficult vascular access Drug allergy CF arthropathy/ hypertrophic pulmonary osteoarthropathy