Ciliary beat pattern analysis below 37°C may increase risk of primary ciliary dyskinesia misdiagnosis

Chest. 2012 Aug;142(2):543-544. doi: 10.1378/chest.11-3253.

Authors

Claire L Jackson, Patricia M Goggin, Jane S Lucas¹

Affiliation

¹ Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Diagnostic Service, University Hospital Southampton Foundation Trust, Southampton, England; Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Research Group, Clinical and Experimental Sciences, Southampton National Institute for Health Research, Respiratory Biomedical Research Unit Faculty of Medicine, University of Southampton, Southampton, England. Electronic address: jlucas1@soton.ac.uk.

PMID: 22871779
DOI: 10.1378/chest.11-3253

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter
Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
Comment

MeSH terms

Cilia / physiology*
Cold Temperature*
Female
Humans
Male
Mucociliary Clearance / physiology*
Respiratory Tract Diseases / diagnosis*