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Kartagener Syndrome: Congenital Variety of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia with Infertility

Year: 2010

Type: article

Abstract: We report a rare case of Kartagener's Syndrome, congenital variety of Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (PCD) with infertility. The patient exhibited the classical triad of which was elucidated by Manes Kartagener in 1933. The frequency of KS in the United States is 1 case per 32,000 live births. Situs inversus occurs randomly in half the patients with PCD; therefore, for every patient with KS, another patient has PCD but not situs inversus. Current nomenclature classifies all congenital ciliary disorders as PCDs in order to differentiate them from acquired types. KS is part of the larger group of disorders referred to as PCDs. Approximately one half of patients with PCD have situs inversus and, thus, are classified as having KS.Keywords: Immotile cilia syndrome; Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD); Situs inversus; Chronic sinusitis; Bronchiectasis.DOI: 10.3126/ajms.v1i1.2605Asian Journal of Medical Sciences Vol.1(1) 2010 p.16-17

Source: Asian Journal of Medical Sciences

DOI: 10.71152/ajms.v1i1.2047

Author: Amit Nandan Dhar Dwivedi

Institutions: Swami Vivekanand Subharti University, Subharti Medical College

Language: English

Topic: Cystic Fibrosis Research Advances

Subfield: Pulmonary and Respiratory Medicine

Field: Medicine

Domain: Health Sciences

SDG: Good health and well-being

Open Access status: gold

Estimated APC paid: $200