The sweat chloride test (ST) is the gold standard for cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosis in symptomatic patients, within the newborn screening and in the follow-up of CF patients during molecular therapies. However, false positives have been reported in patients with different diseases. We describe and discuss 4 cases due to different clinical conditions in which we recorded false positive ST, and the test remained altered for a period of varying length.
Elevated sweat chloride test: is it always cystic fibrosis / Cimbalo, C; Tosco, A; Terlizzi, V; Sepe, A; Castaldo, A; Salvadori, L; Raia, V.. - In: THE ITALIAN JOURNAL OF PEDIATRICS. - ISSN 1720-8424. - 47:(2021), pp. 1-5. [10.1186/s13052-021-01060-1]
Elevated sweat chloride test: is it always cystic fibrosis
Cimbalo C;Tosco A;Terlizzi V;Salvadori L;Raia V.
2021
Abstract
The sweat chloride test (ST) is the gold standard for cystic fibrosis (CF) diagnosis in symptomatic patients, within the newborn screening and in the follow-up of CF patients during molecular therapies. However, false positives have been reported in patients with different diseases. We describe and discuss 4 cases due to different clinical conditions in which we recorded false positive ST, and the test remained altered for a period of varying length.I documenti in IRIS sono protetti da copyright e tutti i diritti sono riservati, salvo diversa indicazione.
