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Essay Archive - Cystic Fibrosis Of The Pancreas
Cystic Fibrosis Of The Pancreas
Cystic fibrosis of the pancreas, commonly called Cystic Fibrosis,
is and inherited disease that first appears in childhood and is
characterized by chronic lung disease, a dificiency of pancreatic enzymes
and an abnormally high concentration of salt in the sweat. Although it is
a generalized body disease, it was misnamed “cystic fibrosis of the
pancreas” because it changes in th pancreas attracted the attention of the
early investigators Tecnically, the disease is known as mucoriscidosis.
In cystic fibrosis, the products of the exocrine g....
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