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Limitations of PICADAR as a diagnostic predictive tool for primary ciliary dyskinesia

2025-09-23 respiratory medicine Title + abstract only
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BackgroundThe Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Rule (PICADAR) is a diagnostic predictive tool currently recommended by the European Respiratory Society (ERS) to assess the likelihood of a primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) diagnosis. Despite its recommendation according to the current ERS PCD diagnostic guideline, the performance of the PICADAR remains insufficiently studied. MethodsWe evaluated the sensitivity of PICADAR in 269 individuals with genetically confirmed PCD. Using an initial question, PIC...

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