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Pages 217-220 (June - July 1992)
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Determinación del aclaramiento mucociliar nasal mediante el test de la sacarina en diversas enfermedades respiratorias
Measurament of nasal mucociliary clearance by means of saccharin test in different respiratory diseases
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R. Jolis, J. Sauret, J. Coromina, R. Cornudella
Servicio de Neumología. Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau. Barcelona
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Con la finalidad de determinar posibles alteraciones de la función mucociliar en diferentes enfermedades respiratorias, en las cuales esta disfunción podría participar de forma directa o indirecta, se midió el aclaramiento mucociliar nasal (AMN) mediante el test de la sacarina en 100 enfermos afectos de asma bronquial (10), rinitis alérgica (50), limitación crónica al flujo aéreo (LCFA) (30) y bronquiectasias bilaterales (10).

Los resultados obtenidos se compararon con los de grupos control de voluntarios sanos no fumadores de la misma edad media que la de los grupos de pacientes.

En las bronquiectasias bilaterales es donde se observa un trastorno más acusado del AMN (58±6 min respecto a 23±15 en su grupo control; p < 0,001). En la rinitis alérgica, en fase estable, existe un retardo significativo de los valores medios (22±10 min respecto a 12±6 min de su grupo control; p < 0,05), mientras que en el asma bronquial y en la LCFA no parecen existir modificaciones en el comportamiento del AMN medido con el test de la sacarina (17±8 min y 31±19, respectivamente, comparado con 23±15 min y 33±16 min de sus grupos control).

To assess possible alterations of the mucociliary function in several respiratory diseases in which this dysfunction might directly or indirectly participate, we measured nasal mucociliary clearance by means of the saccharin test in 100 patients. Ten patients had bronchial asthma, 50 allergic rhinitis, 30 chronic limitation of airflow, and 10 patients had bilateral bronchiectasis. Data were compared with a control group of nonsmoker healthy volunteers with a mean age similar to patients. Patients with bilateral bronchiectasis showed the most altered nasal mucociliary clearance with respect to control group (58±6 min vas 23±15 min, p < 0,001). In cases of stable allergic rhinitis the mean values appear significantly delayed with respect to Controls (22±10 min vs 12±6 min p < 0,05). Patients with bronchial asthma and chronic limitation of airflow did no/evidence alterations in nasal mucocitary clearance by the saccharin test (17±8 min and 31±10 min, respectively) in comparison with Controls (23 ±15 min and 3±16 min, respectively).

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