Cystic fibrosis: presentation with other diseases, the experience in Saudi Arabia.

Simultaneous occurrence of Cystic fibrosis and other inherited diseases or congenital anomalies has been rare. This association has never been described before in the Arab population. In this report we describe the first report on cystic fibrosis in association with other diseases in the same patient such as sickle cell disease, Insulin dependant Diabetes mellitus, congenital adrenal hyperplasia, cardiac anomalies in twins and Ehler's Danlos syndrome. We also evaluate their effects on CF patients and review the literature in this aspect. Copyright 2003 European Cystic Fibrosis Society