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A case of Kartagener syndrome with rhinolalia clausa
- Source :
- Pan African Medical Journal; Vol 23, No 1 (2016), The Pan African Medical Journal, The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 23, Iss 159 (2016)
- Publication Year :
- 2016
- Publisher :
- African Field Epidemiology Network, 2016.
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Abstract
- Kartagener syndrome is an autosomal recessive genetic ciliary disorder comprising of a classic triad of sinusitis, situs inversus and bronchiectasis. It's the one of primary ciliary dyskinesia disorders with manifestations present from childhood. Most patients of PCD have situs inversus. We present a case of 18 year-old women with recurrent lower and upper respiratory tracts infections, and rhinolalia clausa.Pan African Medical Journal 2016; 23
- Subjects :
- Rhinolalia clausa
medicine.medical_specialty
congenital, hereditary, and neonatal diseases and abnormalities
Adolescent
sinusitis
Case Report
situs inversus
rhinolalia
Speech Disorders
03 medical and health sciences
0302 clinical medicine
Recurrence
otorhinolaryngologic diseases
nasal polyposis
Medicine
Humans
Rhinolalia
030212 general & internal medicine
Sinusitis
Respiratory Tract Infections
Primary ciliary dyskinesia
lcsh:R5-920
kartagener´s syndrome
Bronchiectasis
Respiratory tract infections
business.industry
Kartagener Syndrome
lcsh:Public aspects of medicine
lcsh:RA1-1270
General Medicine
Anatomy
medicine.disease
Dermatology
Situs inversus
030228 respiratory system
Female
lcsh:Medicine (General)
business
Kartagener′s syndrome
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 19378688
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Pan African Medical Journal
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....d4871ad45c3bd61632d7c702e84802be