Sweat test

The sweat test after pilocarpine - iontophoresis is the clinical evidence for the existence of metabolic disease cystic fibrosis . In the sweat of cystic fibrosis patients increased compared to healthy subjects is chloride - ion content found.

Correct implementation requires a collection of sweat for 30 minutes and an evaluation that directly determines the chloride ion concentration. A concentration of more than 60 mmol chloride / l is clearly pathological. Values ​​above 30 mmol / l are considered borderline and should lead to a repetition of the sweat test.

Web links

• Cystic fibrosis sweat test in pictures

Individual evidence

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