Article
Normal sweat chloride test does not rule out cystic fibrosis.
The Turkish journal of pediatrics - 1 Jan 2017
Başaran Abdurrahman Erdem, Karataş-Torun Nimet, Maslak İbrahim Cemal, Bingöl Ayşen, Alper Özgül M
Abstract excerpt
Başaran AE, Karataş-Torun N, Maslak İC, Bingöl A, Alper ÖM. Normal sweat chloride test does not rule out cystic fibrosis. Turk J Pediatr 2017; 59: 68-70. A 5-month-old patient presented with complaints of fever and cough. He was hospitalized with the diagnosis of bronchopneumonia and pseudo-Bartter's syndrome. Patient was further investigated for diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. The chloride (Cl) level in sweat was...
Topics
- Chlorides
- Cystic Fibrosis
- Cystic Fibrosis Transmembrane Conductance Regulator
- DNA Mutational Analysis
- Genotype
- Humans
- Infant
- Male
- Mutation
- Sweat