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Salty tasting skin

MedGen UID:
1052861
Concept ID:
CN378068
Finding
HPO: HP:6000725

Definition

Skin tastes marked salty without an obvious explanation such as heat or exercise. This finding can be observed in infants with cystic fibrosis. [from HPO]

Term Hierarchy

CClinical test,  RResearch test,  OOMIM,  GGeneReviews,  VClinVar  
  • CROGVSalty tasting skin

Conditions with this feature

Cystic fibrosis
MedGen UID:
41393
Concept ID:
C0010674
Disease or Syndrome
Cystic fibrosis (CF) is a multisystem disease affecting epithelia of the respiratory tract, exocrine pancreas, intestine, hepatobiliary system, and exocrine sweat glands. Morbidities include recurrent sinusitis and bronchitis, progressive obstructive pulmonary disease with bronchiectasis, exocrine pancreatic deficiency and malnutrition, pancreatitis, gastrointestinal manifestations (meconium ileus, rectal prolapse, distal intestinal obstructive syndrome), liver disease, diabetes, male infertility due to hypoplasia or aplasia of the vas deferens, and reduced fertility or infertility in some women. Pulmonary disease is the major cause of morbidity and mortality in CF.

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PubMed

Farahmand F, Khalili M, Shahbaznejad L, Hirbod-Mobarakeh A, Najafi Sani M, Khodadad A, Motamed F, Rezaei N
Turk J Gastroenterol 2013;24(6):541-5. doi: 10.4318/tjg.2013.0653. PMID: 24623294

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Etiology

Farahmand F, Khalili M, Shahbaznejad L, Hirbod-Mobarakeh A, Najafi Sani M, Khodadad A, Motamed F, Rezaei N
Turk J Gastroenterol 2013;24(6):541-5. doi: 10.4318/tjg.2013.0653. PMID: 24623294

Diagnosis

Camargos P, Gomes DL, Alvim CG, Gomes FS, Cajazeiro JM
Acta Paediatr 2015 May;104(5):e210-5. Epub 2015 Mar 12 doi: 10.1111/apa.12958. PMID: 25640976
Farahmand F, Khalili M, Shahbaznejad L, Hirbod-Mobarakeh A, Najafi Sani M, Khodadad A, Motamed F, Rezaei N
Turk J Gastroenterol 2013;24(6):541-5. doi: 10.4318/tjg.2013.0653. PMID: 24623294

Prognosis

Camargos P, Gomes DL, Alvim CG, Gomes FS, Cajazeiro JM
Acta Paediatr 2015 May;104(5):e210-5. Epub 2015 Mar 12 doi: 10.1111/apa.12958. PMID: 25640976

Clinical prediction guides

Camargos P, Gomes DL, Alvim CG, Gomes FS, Cajazeiro JM
Acta Paediatr 2015 May;104(5):e210-5. Epub 2015 Mar 12 doi: 10.1111/apa.12958. PMID: 25640976

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