Open AccessUnsolved severe chronic rhinosinusitis elucidated by extensive CFTR genotyping
Author(s) -
Degrugillier Fanny,
Simon Stéphanie,
Aissat Abdel,
Remus Natascha,
Mekki Chadia,
Decrouy Xavier,
Hatton Aurélie,
Hinzpeter Alexandre,
Hoffmann Brice,
SermetGaudelus Isabelle,
Callebaut Isabelle,
Fanen Pascale,
PrulièreEscabasse Virginie
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
clinical case reports
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.21
H-Index - 9
ISSN - 2050-0904
DOI - 10.1002/ccr3.2443
Subject(s) - medicine , chronic rhinosinusitis , genotyping , cystic fibrosis , intensive care medicine , genotype , gene , genetics , biology
Severe chronic rhinosinusitis in children should alert clinicians and extensive CFTR genotyping should be performed. We propose that thorough clinical and functional assessment in severe chronic rhinosinusitis is valuable to discover rare mutations which could be treated by CFTR correctors to postpone pulmonary infection.