 Cystic Fibrosis
"Cystic Fibrosis" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure,
which enables searching at various levels of specificity.
An autosomal recessive genetic disease of the EXOCRINE GLANDS. It is caused by mutations in the gene encoding the CYSTIC FIBROSIS TRANSMEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE REGULATOR expressed in several organs including the LUNG, the PANCREAS, the BILIARY SYSTEM, and the SWEAT GLANDS. Cystic fibrosis is characterized by epithelial secretory dysfunction associated with ductal obstruction resulting in AIRWAY OBSTRUCTION; chronic RESPIRATORY INFECTIONS; PANCREATIC INSUFFICIENCY; maldigestion; salt depletion; and HEAT PROSTRATION.
| Descriptor ID |
D003550
|
| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.689.202 C08.381.187 C16.320.190 C16.614.213
|
| Concept/Terms |
Pancreatic Cystic Fibrosis- Pancreatic Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis, Pancreatic
- Fibrocystic Disease of Pancreas
- Pancreas Fibrocystic Disease
- Pancreas Fibrocystic Diseases
- Cystic Fibrosis of Pancreas
|
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "Cystic Fibrosis".
Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more specific than "Cystic Fibrosis".
This graph shows the total number of publications written about "Cystic Fibrosis" by people in this website by year, and whether "Cystic Fibrosis" was a major or minor topic of these publications.
To see the data from this visualization as text, click here.
| Year | Major Topic | Minor Topic | Total |
|---|
| 1994 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 1996 | 3 | 0 | 3 | | 2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2007 | 0 | 1 | 1 | | 2010 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2011 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2013 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2014 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 2015 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2016 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 2017 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
To return to the timeline, click here.
Below are the most recent publications written about "Cystic Fibrosis" by people in Profiles.
-
Kazmerski TM, Borrero S, Sawicki GS, Abebe KZ, Jones KA, Tuchman LK, Weiner DJ, Pilewski JM, Orenstein DM, Miller E. Provider Attitudes and Practices toward Sexual and Reproductive Health Care for Young Women with Cystic Fibrosis. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2017 Oct; 30(5):546-552.
-
Barriteau CM, Thompson AL, Meier ER, Pecker LH. Sickle cell disease related internet activity is three times less frequent than cystic fibrosis related internet activity. Pediatr Blood Cancer. 2016 11; 63(11):2061-2.
-
Kazmerski TM, Borrero S, Tuchman LK, Weiner DJ, Pilewski JM, Orenstein DM, Miller E. Provider and Patient Attitudes Regarding Sexual Health in Young Women With Cystic Fibrosis. Pediatrics. 2016 06; 137(6).
-
Kazmerski TM, Tuchman LK, Borrero S, Weiner D, Pilewski JM, Orenstein DM, Miller E. Cystic fibrosis program directors' attitudes toward sexual and reproductive health in young women with CF. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2016 Jan; 51(1):22-7.
-
Peters-Hall JR, Brown KJ, Pillai DK, Tomney A, Garvin LM, Wu X, Rose MC. Quantitative proteomics reveals an altered cystic fibrosis in vitro bronchial epithelial secretome. Am J Respir Cell Mol Biol. 2015 Jul; 53(1):22-32.
-
Dean NC, Van Boerum DH, Liou TG. Rib plating of acute and sub-acute non-union rib fractures in an adult with cystic fibrosis: a case report. BMC Res Notes. 2014 Oct 01; 7:681.
-
Finan C, Nasr SZ, Rothwell E, Tarini BA. Primary care providers' experiences notifying parents of cystic fibrosis newborn screening results. Clin Pediatr (Phila). 2015 Jan; 54(1):67-75.
-
Tuchman L, Schwartz M. Health outcomes associated with transition from pediatric to adult cystic fibrosis care. Pediatrics. 2013 Nov; 132(5):847-53.
-
Wu X, Amorn MM, Aujla PK, Rice S, Mimms R, Watson AM, Peters-Hall JR, Rose MC, Peña MT. Histologic characteristics and mucin immunohistochemistry of cystic fibrosis sinus mucosa. Arch Otolaryngol Head Neck Surg. 2011 Apr; 137(4):383-9.
-
Scapa VI, Ramakrishnan VR, Mudd PA, Kingdom TT. Upregulation of RANTES in nasal polyps from patients with cystic fibrosis. Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2011 May-Jun; 1(3):157-60.
|
People  People who have written about this concept. _
Similar Concepts
People who have written about this concept.
_
Top Journals
Top journals in which articles about this concept have been published.
|