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A case of kartagener syndrome with rhinolalia clausa

Pan African Medical Journal, Volume 23, Article 159, Year 2016

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.
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Citations: 11
Authors: 11
Affiliations: 2
Research Areas
Genetics And Genomics
Maternal And Child Health
Participants Gender
Female