Paediatric nasal polyps in cystic fibrosis.

Patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) are at increased risk of nasal polyps. We present the case of a 17-month-old Caucasian patient with CF who presented with hypertelorism causing cycloplegic astigmatism, right-sided mucoid discharge, snoring and noisy breathing. Imaging suggested bilateral mucoceles in the ethmoid sinuses.

Predictive value of sleep nasendoscopy in the management of habitual snorers.

Sleep nasendoscopy (SN) is claimed to identify the site of obstruction in habitual snoring and is used to select patients for palatal surgery. The validity of SN is, however, unproven. This is the first prospective blind assessment of the role of SN in the management of habitual snorers.

A waterborne outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections and hemolytic uremic syndrome: implications for rural water systems.

In the summer of 1998, a large outbreak of Escherichia coli O157:H7 infections occurred in Alpine, Wyoming. We identified 157 ill persons; stool from 71 (45%) yielded E. coli O157:H7.