Casaulta, C; Stirnimann, A; Schoeni, M H; Barben, J (2008). Sweat test in patients with glucose-6-phosphate-1-dehydrogenase deficiency. Archives of disease in childhood, 93(10), pp. 878-9. London: BMJ Publishing Group 10.1136/adc.2007.132688
Full text not available from this repository. (Request a copy)BACKGROUND: A false-positive sweat test in patients with deficiency of glucose-6-phosphate-1-dehydrogenase (EC 1.1.1.49; G6PD) is repeatedly reported. METHODS: Sweat chloride or conductivity was measured in 11 patients with G6PD deficiency. RESULTS: Mean (SD) chloride level (n = 8, median age 9.2 years, range 1.9-48.5) was 18.8 (9.6 mmol/l) and, mean (SD) sodium level was 26.0 (10.0 mmol/l), respectively, and mean (SD) conductivity (n = 3, median age 6.6 years, range 1.9-40.5) was 34.3 (6.5 mmol/l). CONCLUSION: In sweat of 11 patients with G6PD deficiency we did not find any abnormality. The reason for alleged false-positive sweat test in patients with G6PD deficiency is not known and we were unable to identify any original reference. It appears that tables of putative false-positive sweat tests in several disease states have been directly "copied and pasted" from one paper or textbook to another without verifying the original literature, a phenomenon one can call "chain citation".
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Journal Article (Original Article) |
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Division/Institute: |
04 Faculty of Medicine > Department of Gynaecology, Paediatrics and Endocrinology (DFKE) > Clinic of Paediatric Medicine |
UniBE Contributor: |
Casaulta, Carmen, Schöni, Martin Heinrich |
ISSN: |
0003-9888 |
ISBN: |
18456694 |
Publisher: |
BMJ Publishing Group |
Language: |
English |
Submitter: |
Anette van Dorland |
Date Deposited: |
04 Oct 2013 15:03 |
Last Modified: |
02 Mar 2023 23:22 |
Publisher DOI: |
10.1136/adc.2007.132688 |
PubMed ID: |
18456694 |
Web of Science ID: |
000259401700015 |
URI: |
https://boris.unibe.ch/id/eprint/27181 (FactScience: 104892) |
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