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Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

How is it diagnosed?

Diagnosis is first suspected by history and physical examination. Attention must be paid to the timing of onset of symptoms (particularly the onset at birth, which is highly suggestive of the diagnosis). Diagnostic tests are performed in three centrally funded units, at Leicester Royal Infirmary; Royal Brompton Hospital, London; and Southampton General Hospital. Testing includes measurement of the out put of a gas called nitric oxide from the nose (very low in people with PCD), and examination of structure and function of cilia from a nasal brushing.

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Medical text written February 2002 by Professor Andrew Bush. Last Updated September 2007 by Professor Andrew Bush, Professor of Paediatric Respirology, Royal Brompton Hospital, London, UK.

 

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