Sternal fracture with fatal outcome in cystic fibrosis
- P Latzin1,
- M Griese1,
- V Hermanns2,
- B Kammer3
- 1Christiane-Herzog-Ambulanz, Children’s Hospital of Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
- 2Department of Pediatric Surgery, Children’s Hospital of Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
- 3Department of Pediatric Radiology, Children’s Hospital of Ludwig Maximilians University, Munich, Germany
- Correspondence to:
Professor Dr M Griese
von Haunersches Kinderspital, Ludwig-Maximilians-University, D-80337 Munich, Germany; matthias.griesemed.uni-muenchen.de
A 16 year old girl with cystic fibrosis (CF), with very severe pulmonary disease and osteoporosis, presented to the outpatient clinic with sudden onset of back pain. A radiograph of the spine revealed multiple vertebral fractures leading to new thoracic kyphosis. She was briefly admitted to hospital for pain control and discharged without respiratory distress. Ten days later she presented again …
