Double check: I know of no sweat test for Crohn's disease. Generally, Crohn's is diagnosed by a colonoscopy and biopsy, or a video capsule endoscopy. Double check what you have been told, as there is a sweat test for cystic fibrosis.
Answered 2/18/2015
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No: Although patients with cystic fibrosis have a higher risk of crohns disease a sweat chloride test is used to make a diagnosis of cystic fibrosis and not crohns disease. Crohns is usually diagnosed by a colonoscopy or sigmoidoscopy of the bowel with biopsies of the bowel wall.
Answered 7/5/2012
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