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Shot in the dark and I'm not a doctor but you could look into getting a genetic test for atypical cystic fibrosis. It's increasingly diagnosed into adulthood an
by cowmoo728 5y ago
Shot in the dark and I'm not a doctor but you could look into getting a genetic test for atypical cystic fibrosis. It's increasingly diagnosed into adulthood and recurrent pneumonia is one of the clues.
- DLTADragonHawk 5y agoAtypical would probably be an understatement. I'm not an expert of the disease, but having it along with family members having it, there are many more symptoms that would have appeared by now.
- cowmoo728 5y agoThere are milder / alternate forms of CF that are often diagnosed late in life. They're often mild enough that a doctor will immediately rule out CF. Example case studies: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7652023/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7652023/ https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/2054270420921003 https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/20542704209210...