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Indian Journal of Pediatrics
Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics 8/2014

01-08-2014 | Scientific Letter

Sweat Test in Patients with Congenital Primary Hypothyroidism

Authors: Gülay Karagüzel, Fazil Orhan, Yusuf Gedik

Published in: Indian Journal of Pediatrics | Issue 8/2014

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To the Editor: The sweat test determines the amount of sodium or chloride in the sweat and is the primary screening test for the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis (CF) even despite the availability of molecular analysis [1, 2]. There is limited data regarding hypothyroidism is one of the causes of elevation in sweat electrolytes [3]. Therefore, we investigated the sweat sodium concentration in infants with congenital primary hypothyroidism (CH) in order to establish whether sweat sodium concentrations are increased in CH. …
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Metadata
Title
Sweat Test in Patients with Congenital Primary Hypothyroidism
Authors
Gülay Karagüzel
Fazil Orhan
Yusuf Gedik
Publication date
01-08-2014
Publisher
Springer India
Published in
Indian Journal of Pediatrics / Issue 8/2014
Print ISSN: 0019-5456
Electronic ISSN: 0973-7693
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s12098-013-1309-z

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