cystic fibrosis
autosomal recessive disease characterized by the buildup of mucus
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Summary
cystic fibrosis is a designated intractable/rare disease[1]. It ranks in the top 8% of designated intractable rare disease entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (38,687 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: class of disease[3], symptom or sign[4]
- Subclass of: autosomal recessive disease[5], lung disease[6], genetic biliary tract disease[7], genetic pancreatic disease[8], rare genetic respiratory disease[9], rare male fertility disorder with obstructive azoospermia[10], rare genetic disorder with obstructive azoospermia[11], syndrome[12]
- Commons category: Cystic fibrosis[13]
- ICPC 2 ID: T99[14]
- Symptoms and signs: bowel obstruction[15], osteoporosis[16], peptic ulcer disease[17], cholestasis[18], hepatitis[19], gallstone[20], liver cirrhosis[21], bronchitis[22], pneumonia[23], atelectasis[24], bronchiectasis[25], pulmonary fibrosis[26], muscle weakness[27], dyspnea[28]
- Topic's main category: Category:Cystic fibrosis[29]
- Medical examination: physical examination[30], Sweat test[31], screening[32]
- External data available at URL: http://www.nanbyou.or.jp/entry/4531[33]
- Described by source: Al-Mawrid Al-Hadeeth (2008 Edition)[34], The Unified Medical Dictionary (Librairie du Liban, 2009)[35]
- ICD-9-CM: 277.0[36]
- NCI Thesaurus ID: C2975[37]
- Health specialty: medical genetics[38], pediatrics[39], pulmonology[40]
- Drug or therapy used for treatment: sodium phenylbutyrate[41], dornase alfa[42], amiloride[43]
Why It Matters
cystic fibrosis has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[44] It is known by 82 alternative names across languages and contexts.[45]