Nursing care study: Sally--a child with cystic fibrosis.

Fibrocystic disease is a common disease of childhood and the pancreas is 
abnormal in 90% of these cases. There is fibrosis with atrophy 
of the exocrine parenchymal tissue, but islet cell tissue is rarely 
involved. Mucous glands throughout the body are grossly distended and they 
secrete an abnormal viscid mucus. Sweat glands appear normal, but they 
secrete sweat with an abnormally high concentration of electrolytes. A characteristic 
feature of the disease is the widespread chronic bronchiolitis. This is 
due to the Staphylococcus aureus which grow best in a salt-rich 
medium. 