[The respiratory disease of cystic fibrosis, from infancy to childhood]

Abstract

The respiratory disease of cystic fibrosis, which is secondary to bronchial inflammation and infection, appears from the youngest age and its evolution is made of exacerbations due to acute respiratory infections. In adulthood, complications such as hemoptysis and pneumothorax are more frequent and respiratory insufficiency is more severe, conditioning prognosis. Care is mainly based on physiotherapy and adapted antibiotics.