Cystic fibrosis has to be differentiated from other conditions with similar presentation of cough and wheeze like common cold, asthma, bronchiolitis, emphysema, primary ciliary dyskinesia (Kartagener syndrome), bronchitis, bronchiectasis, foreign body aspiration, pneumoconiosis, interstitial lung disease, cardiogenic pulmonary edema, GERD and sarcoidosis.
Cystic fibrosis differential diagnosis
Adult bronchiolitis differential diagnosis
Asthma differential diagnosis
Cough differential diagnosis
Gigantism differential diagnosis
Cystic fibrosis risk factors
Farmer's lung risk factors
Farmer's lung differential diagnosis