pilocarpine iontophoresis

Indications

• cystic fibrosis

Clinical significance

• sweat chloride using pilocarpine iontophoresis is the gold standard for diagnosis of cystic fibrosis

More general terms

• provocative clinical test
• iontophoresis

Additional terms

• chloride (Cl-) in sweat
• cystic fibrosis (CF, mucoviscidosis)