mucoviscidose chez l'enfant: Experience d'un service Tunisien de pediatrie generale

ABSTRACT

Cystic fibrosis was regarded a long time as exceptional in the Nord Africaine population and in particular in Tunisia what was at the origin of the ignorance of its various diagnostic and 'therapeutic aspects in our country. Nevertheless, with the development of the means of the diagnosis, several cases of cystic fibrosis were diagnossd these last years what will pose true problems of assumption of responsibility of these children like illustrates it well our experiment in the pediatric department of Sfax university hospital. In 10 years going of 1991 to 2000 we reported 7 cases of cystic fibrosis in the peditric department of Sfax university hospital. Our patients are 3 boys and 4 girls. The age of revelation of the disease varied from 3 months to 14 years with 4 years and 10 months an average age. All our patient had a respiratory symptomatology in the Foreground. The evolution was marked by the death of 4 patients at an average age of 5 years and half whereas the 3 surviving patients for the moment are more or less balanced on the nutritional level, digestive and respiratory. Cystic fibrosis is not exceptional in our area, its assumption of responsibility therapeutic is difficult, and it requires the collaboration of several experts and a good compliance of the child and of his family