A Case Report of Pulmonary Exacerbation after Initiation of LumacaftorIvacaftor Therapy in a CF Female with Complicated Lung Disease
Joint Authors
Hatziagorou, Elpis
Tsanakas, John
Kouroukli, Eleana
Georgopoulou, Vasiliki
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-3, 3 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-05-30
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
3
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Novel targeted treatments for Cystic Fibrosis give rise to new hope for an ever-growing number of CF patients with various mutations.
However, very little evidence and guidelines exist to steer clinical decisions regarding patients whose illness takes an unexpected course.
In such cases, the benefits and risks of discontinuing these treatments must be carefully and individually weighed, since their long-term effects remain mainly uncharted territory.
In this report we document the case of a homozygous F508del CF patient with severe lung disease who presented with a pulmonary exacerbation shortly after the beginning of treatment with lumacaftor/ivacaftor and the complicated initial phase of therapy, which was followed by significant improvements.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Hatziagorou, Elpis& Kouroukli, Eleana& Georgopoulou, Vasiliki& Tsanakas, John. 2018. A Case Report of Pulmonary Exacerbation after Initiation of LumacaftorIvacaftor Therapy in a CF Female with Complicated Lung Disease. Case Reports in Pulmonology،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149531
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Hatziagorou, Elpis…[et al.]. A Case Report of Pulmonary Exacerbation after Initiation of LumacaftorIvacaftor Therapy in a CF Female with Complicated Lung Disease. Case Reports in Pulmonology No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149531
American Medical Association (AMA)
Hatziagorou, Elpis& Kouroukli, Eleana& Georgopoulou, Vasiliki& Tsanakas, John. A Case Report of Pulmonary Exacerbation after Initiation of LumacaftorIvacaftor Therapy in a CF Female with Complicated Lung Disease. Case Reports in Pulmonology. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-3.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1149531
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1149531