Case Reports in Pediatrics (Jan 2019)

Progressive Scoliosis in a Child with Cystic Fibrosis

  • Lauren M. Castner,
  • Samya Z. Nasr,
  • Manuel Arteta

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1155/2019/1471879
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 2019

Abstract

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We discuss an adolescent female with cystic fibrosis, asthma, and scoliosis who had a rapid decline in her pulmonary function despite typical treatment for a cystic fibrosis exacerbation. Ultimately, she had a fixed airway obstruction likely due to her progressive scoliosis, which improved following surgical intervention.