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Nasal scraping in diagnosing ciliary dyskinesia

Giuseppi Caruso1, Matteo Gelardi, Giulio C Passali

  • 1Ear, Nose, and Throat Department, University of Siena, Siena, Italy. dr.gcaruso2002@virgilio.it

American Journal of Rhinology
|January 19, 2008
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Nasal scraping effectively diagnoses primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) and secondary ciliary disorders using transmission electron microscopy. This method distinguishes congenital and acquired ciliary abnormalities efficiently.

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