Is the sweat test infallible in cystic fibrosis?
The diagnosis of cystic fibrosis is straight forward if the clinical findings and sweat sodium are considered together. We describe 3 patients where the diagnosis has proved difficult as both the clinical features and sweat sodium have varied between normal and abnormal.
D003550:Cystic Fibrosis / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D012964:Sodium / Q000032:analysis*; D013542:Sweat / Q000032:analysis*
D012964:Sodium