Reference values of sweat sodium obtained by pilocarpine iontophoresis

TY - JOUR

T1 - Reference values of sweat sodium obtained by pilocarpine iontophoresis

AU - Nielsen, O. H.

AU - Flensborg, E. W.

PY - 1987/1/1

Y1 - 1987/1/1

N2 - Sweat from 2,090 noncystic controls and 203 patients with cystic fibrosis were examined with a modified pilocarpine iontophoresis sweat test (modified from Gibson and Cooke). Only one test per person was included in the results (average of duplicate tests performed on the right and left arm). Mean values and two standard deviations for sodium in sweat from the controls are given for various age groups. The results show a marked age variation. The upper limits obtained for normal sweat sodium obtained emphasize that a common upper limit of 60 mmol/L cannot be used.

AB - Sweat from 2,090 noncystic controls and 203 patients with cystic fibrosis were examined with a modified pilocarpine iontophoresis sweat test (modified from Gibson and Cooke). Only one test per person was included in the results (average of duplicate tests performed on the right and left arm). Mean values and two standard deviations for sodium in sweat from the controls are given for various age groups. The results show a marked age variation. The upper limits obtained for normal sweat sodium obtained emphasize that a common upper limit of 60 mmol/L cannot be used.

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M3 - Journal article

AN - SCOPUS:0023158866

SN - 0011-393X

VL - 41

SP - 367

EP - 373

JO - Current Therapeutic Research

JF - Current Therapeutic Research

IS - 3

ER -