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SAO PAULO MEDICAL JOURNAL
卷 141, 期 6, 页码 -出版社
ASSOCIACAO PAULISTA MEDICINA
DOI: 10.1590/1516-3180.2022.0508.R2.13032023
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The study aimed to compare changes in electron microscopy findings, clinical variables, and saccharin tests in individuals diagnosed with clinical PCD and a control group. The results showed that the saccharin transit time test is associated with clinical alterations related to PCD and can assist in screening PCD patients.
BACKGROUND: Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare and heterogeneous disease that is difficult to diagnose and requires complex and expensive diagnostic tools. The saccharin transit time test is a simple and inexpensive tool that may assist in screening patients with PCD.OBJECTIVES: This study aimed to compare changes in the electron microscopy findings with clinical vari-ables and saccharin tests in individuals diagnosed with clinical PCD (cPCD) and a control group. DESIGN AND SETTING: An observational cross-sectional study was conducted in an otorhinolaryngology outpatient clinic from August 2012 to April 2021.METHOD: Patients with cPCD underwent clinical screening questionnaires, nasal endoscopy, the saccha-rin transit time test, and nasal biopsy for transmission electron microscopy.RESULTS: Thirty-four patients with cPCD were evaluated. The most prevalent clinical comorbidities in the cPCD group were recurrent pneumonia, bronchiectasis, and chronic rhinosinusitis. Electron microscopy confirmed the clinical diagnosis of PCD in 16 of the 34 (47.1%) patients.CONCLUSION: The saccharin test could assist in screening patients with PCD due to its association with clinical alterations related to PCD.
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