Evaluation of continuous constant current and continuous pulsed current in sweat induction for cystic fibrosis diagnosis.
Carla Cristina Souza GomezFernando Augusto Lima MarsonMaria Fátima ServidoniAntônio Fernando RibeiroMaria Ângela Gonçalves Oliveira RibeiroVeruska Acioli Lopes GamaEduardo Tavares CostaJosé Dirceu RibeiroFrancisco Ubaldo Vieira JuniorPublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2018)
The evaluated currents are safe and able to induce and produce sweat in sufficient quantities for the ST. SPC presented lower electrical impedance when compared with other currents. The use of SPC is recommended to induce sweat in patients with sweat problems. Finally, ethnicity, gender, age and BMI did not influence sweat induction at the ST, and no side effect was observed in our study.