Endocrine Complications of Cystic Fibrosis: A Multisystem Disease of the Endocrine Organs.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) is one of the most common life-limiting genetic disorders. Although CF is typically considered primarily as a pulmonary disease, the CF conductance transmembrane regulator is present throughout the body. From an endocrine perspective, this multisystem disease manifests primarily in the pancreas as a unique form of diabetes (CF-related diabetes mellitus), as bone disease, and as reproductive health issues in people with CF.