Kartagener syndrome
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Dysmotile cilia syndrome, situs inversus, sinusitis, bronchiectasis, deafness, infertility, defiency of dynein arms of cilia ...
Kartagener syndrome
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an autosomal recessive genetic condition in which the microscopic cells in the respiratory system called cilia do not function normally.
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Children with Kartagener syndrome will need repeated treatment with antibiotics for sinus infections.
Children with a missing or abnormal spleen need long-term antibiotics.
Kartagener syndrome, which affects the mobility of cilia in the lungs[7], aids in the development of the disease. Another common genetic cause is cystic fibrosis, in which a small number of patients develop severe localized bronchiectasis[8].
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Diseases that prevent the cilia from working properly, such as Kartagener syndrome and immotile cilia syndrome.
Changes in altitude (flying or scuba diving)
Large adenoids
Tooth infections (rare)
Weakened immune system from HIV or chemotherapy ...
Scriver's Online Metabolic and Molecular Bases of Inherited Disease (OMMBID): Immotile Cilia Syndrome (Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia), Including Kartagener Syndrome
OMIM - Genetic disorder catalog (13 links) ...
Cystic fibrosis is one of a number of diseases that prevent the cilia from working properly. Other such diseases that put you at increased risk for sinusitis include Kartagener syndrome and immotile cilia syndrome.
Sinuses
Sinusitis ...
A family history of certain hereditary or congenital syndromes such as Noonan's, Waardenburg syndrome, Multiple lentigines syndrome, or Kartagener syndrome ...
Disorders - Disorders characterized by abnormal ciliary movement in the nose, paranasal sinuses, respiratory tract, and spermatozoa. Electron microscopy of the CILIA shows that dynein arms are missing. The disorders manifest as KARTAGENER SYNDROME, ...
The condition is inherited as an autosomal recessive trait and is due to mutation in one of several different genes located on chromosomes 5, 9 and 19. About half of patients have Kartagener syndrome (bronchiectasis, sinusitis, ...
 See also: Infections, Symptom, Bacterial, Allergies, Asthma
  
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