ESPE Abstracts

Background: Growth failure has long been cited as the main endocrine complication of cystic fibrosis. But with the therapeutic advances, this retardation is less observed; however, access to these therapies is not the same in all countries.Objective: To evaluate the influence of respiratory physiotherapy on growth in patients with cystic fibrosis outside in childrens from the age of 8 years "the beginning of childre...

Background: If in European and American countries we have very clear statistics about growth in Cystic fibrosis (CF). It is not the same in the majority of African countries because it has long been considered as a very rare pathology there. Actually without newborn screening; CF is under-diagnosed and given the fatal nature of the disease, many patients are lost.Objective: describe the anthropometric parameters of infan...