TY - JOUR
T1 - Cystic Fibrosis Presenting With the Meconium Plug Syndrome
AU - Rosenstein, Beryl J.
PY - 1978/2
Y1 - 1978/2
N2 - The meconium plug syndrome (MPS) is a common cause of low intestinal obstruction in newborn infants. Usually, it is benign and not associated with other intestinal dysfunction. We describe the cases of three infants in whom there was intestinal obstruction consistent with the MPS and in which cystic fibrosis (CF) was later documented. We suggest that there is an association between the MPS and CF, and that the condition of all infants with the MPS be evaluated for the possibility of both Hirschsprung's disease and CF.
AB - The meconium plug syndrome (MPS) is a common cause of low intestinal obstruction in newborn infants. Usually, it is benign and not associated with other intestinal dysfunction. We describe the cases of three infants in whom there was intestinal obstruction consistent with the MPS and in which cystic fibrosis (CF) was later documented. We suggest that there is an association between the MPS and CF, and that the condition of all infants with the MPS be evaluated for the possibility of both Hirschsprung's disease and CF.
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U2 - 10.1001/archpedi.1978.02120270065014
DO - 10.1001/archpedi.1978.02120270065014
M3 - Article
C2 - 626183
AN - SCOPUS:0017934626
SN - 0096-8994
VL - 132
SP - 167
EP - 169
JO - American Journal of Diseases of Children
JF - American Journal of Diseases of Children
IS - 2
ER -