RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Cystic fibrosis presenting as kwashiorkor with florid skin rash. JF Archives of Disease in Childhood JO Arch Dis Child FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP 446 OP 448 DO 10.1136/adc.69.4.446 VO 69 IS 4 A1 R J Phillips A1 C M Crock A1 M J Dillon A1 P T Clayton A1 A Curran A1 J I Harper YR 1993 UL http://adc.bmj.com/content/69/4/446.abstract AB Two infants with a florid erythematous rash and generalised oedema, hypoalbuminaemia, and anaemia were found to have cystic fibrosis. This rare presentation is associated with false negative sweat tests, delays in diagnosis, and a considerable mortality. It is proposed that this presentation represents a manifestation of kwashiorkor secondary to malabsorption. The recognition that these infants have kwashiorkor provides some insight into the pathogenesis and management of their illness.