A Case of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Caused by a Mutation in <i>OFD1</i>, Which Was Diagnosed Owing to <i>Clostridium difficile</i> Infection

A Case of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia Caused by a Mutation in <i>OFD1</i>, Which Was Diagnosed Owing to <i>Clostridium difficile</i> Infection

We report a Japanese 5-year-old boy with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) which was diagnosed owing to <i>Clostridium difficile</i> (CD) infection caused by prolonged antibiotic exposure. He had intractable otitis media with effusion (OME) and had abdominal pain and diarrhea for 4 months...

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Main Authors: Rina Hasegawa, Shinji Suzuki, Shigeo Nishimata, Yasuyo Kashiwagi, Natsuko Inagaki, Hisashi Kawashima
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2021-05-01
Series:Pediatric Reports
Subjects:
ciliary dysfunction
OME
antibiotic exposure
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2036-7503/13/2/33

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