COMPLICACIONES CLÍNICAS EN PACIENTES CON FIBROSIS QUÍSTICA EN EL ECUADOR EN 2011-2016

Abstract

Background: Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a chronic progressive disease that causes chronic infections in the respiratory tract and alters the digestive tract. It exists in all ethnic groups and is equally common in both sexes, describing a classical and non-classical form of presentation. x Objective: To describe the clinical complications in patients with cystic fibrosis who come to the Ecuadorian Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, 2011-2016. Methodology: The present study is a descriptive, retrospective, crosssectional study that includes 97 patients diagnosed with cystic fibrosis belonging to the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation of Guayaquil captured from January 1, 2011 to December 31, 2016. Results: Of the total number of patients, 50.5% (49) were male, schoolchildren predominated with 24% (23). 71.1% (69) of the patients corresponded to the province of Guayas, especially in urban areas (66%). 86.6% (84) was classic cystic fibrosis and 13.4% (13) was typical nonclassical fibrosis. Complications of respiratory type (80.4%) were the most frequent, followed by digestive complications with 7.2%. Of the respiratory complications, pneumonia (84.5%) and bronchiectasis (84.5%) were the most frequent, while the digestive complications most common in the group analyzed were malnutrition (14.4%) and the disorder of growth (10.3%). Conclusion: The most severe respiratory and digestive complications occurred in classical cystic fibrosis.