Kartagener syndrome: A review of three cases

Kartagener syndrome: A review of three cases

Kartagener's syndrome (KS) is an autosomal recessive subgroup of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) which presents as sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and dextrocardia .The deficit in the coordination of ciliary motion results in mucus retention and recurrent respiratory tract infections (sinusitis, ot...

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Main Authors: Avadhesh Kumar, Ajay Kumar Verma, Anand Kumar, Prashant Yadav, Ankit Bhatia, Saurabh Pahuja, Surya Kant
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Sahel Medical Journal
Subjects:
Bronchiectasis
dextrocardia
Kartagener
sinusitis
Online Access:http://www.smjonline.org/article.asp?issn=1118-8561;year=2015;volume=18;issue=4;spage=203;epage=206;aulast=Kumar
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Summary:Kartagener's syndrome (KS) is an autosomal recessive subgroup of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) which presents as sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and dextrocardia .The deficit in the coordination of ciliary motion results in mucus retention and recurrent respiratory tract infections (sinusitis, otitis media and pneumonia. Kartagener patients are more or less troubled by repeated infection for which they have to seek medical attention which is largely the reason for their morbidity .An adult person commonly seeks medical help because of infertility .We present series of three cases of Kartagener syndrome with characteristic clinico-radiological features.
ISSN:2321-6689

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