Wadia Hospital Introduces Sweat Chloride Test for Patients with Suspected Cystic Fibrosis

November 14, 2021:

First, the Bai Jerbai Wadia Hospital for Children will introduce a gold standard sweat chloride test in children, adolescents, and young adults to confirm or rule out the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. It is a progressive hereditary disorder that causes persistent lung infections and respiratory problems.

Cystic fibrosis (CF) as a hereditary disease that affects cells involved in the production of mucus, sweat, and digestive juices. Symptoms of CF are salty skin and sweat, sinusitis, wheezing, persistent cough, diarrhea, pneumonia and other lung infections, bronchitis, weight loss, greasy and bulky stools. A thorough diagnosis of cystic fibrosis in children and adults helps to achieve good results because immediate treatment is needed to improve survival and disease course. To address this need, Wadia Hospital introduced a sweat chloride test to measure the amount of sweat chloride, which is fatal because CF patients have elevated sweat chloride levels. State is detected.

CF is a complex disease that adversely affects the respiratory and digestive systems. Every year, more than 100 new children seek CF work-up and treatment at Wadia Hospital. Wadia’s Department of Respiratory Medicine introduces a sweat chloride test for patients with suspected cystic fibrosis. This is a state-of-the-art, state-of-the-art method for testing sweat chloride levels throughout the western region of India. This test is performed on children, adolescents, and young adults with long-standing illnesses such as bronchiectasis, recurrent pneumonia, and failure to thrive, among other symptoms, to rule out the diagnosis of cystic fibrosis. Will be done.

Dr. Parmarth Chandane, who manages the Department of Pediatric Respiratory Medicine at Wadia Hospital, said: “If you have a family history of cystic fibrosis or have symptoms that indicate cystic fibrosis, you will be asked to undergo a test. Do not apply cream or lotion to the skin for 24 hours before this test. Sweat test. Helps to measure the amount of chloride ions in sweat. People with cystic fibrosis may have large amounts of chloride in their sweat. In sweat tests, the patient’s skin Stimulates and produces sweat, which is absorbed by a special collector. The study is completed in 30 minutes and analysis is performed. Patients were detected at high chloride levels above 60 mmol per liter. If you have cystic fibrosis, this gold standard test is relatively inexpensive and the results are readily available compared to the genetic test (results are only available after 3-4 weeks, It costs a lot of money).

This is a gold standard test and does not require any additional testing to confirm the diagnosis. Once the diagnosis is confirmed, the patient will be offered appropriate treatment based on the symptoms.

“The Bayer by Wadia Children’s Hospital in Mumbai, India is India’s oldest super-specialized training hospital for pediatrics. Pediatric Respiratory is one of the recent additions to the facility and throughout the state and western India. A referral center for children with complex and undiagnosed lung disease. The Department of Respiratory Medicine at Wadia Children’s Hospital has a dedicated respiratory function testing lab and a full-fledged respiratory clinic with an asthma OPD. On average. More than 1,200 children with a variety of rare and complex respiratory illnesses attend a respiratory clinic each year with asthma and other chronic illnesses, many needs such as lung activity measurements and flexible bronchoscopy. Currently, the introduction of sweat tests is a benefit for patients with suspected cystic fibrosis because they can receive prompt treatment. Hospitals remain at the forefront of cutting-edge technology and are skilled in it. With his expertise, he handles complex situations, said Dr. Minnie Bodanwara, Chief Executive Officer of Wadia Hospital.

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