A case of Kartagener syndrome with rhinolalia clausa

A case of Kartagener syndrome with rhinolalia clausa

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 pre...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Pan African medical journal 2016, Vol.23 (159), p.159-159
Hauptverfasser: Raoufi, Mohammed, Sator, Hicham, Lahma, Jawad, El Ayoubi, Ali, Nitassi, Sophia, Oujilal, Abdelilah, Benbouzid, Mohammed Anas, Essakalli, Leila, Elouazzani, Hanane, Rhorfi, Ismail Abderrahmane, Abid, Ahmed
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Case Report
Case reports
Female
Humans
Kartagener Syndrome - physiopathology
kartagener´s syndrome
nasal polyposis
Recurrence
Respiratory Tract Infections - etiology
rhinolalia
sinusitis
situs inversus
Situs Inversus - etiology
Speech Disorders - etiology
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Zusammenfassung: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.
ISSN:1937-8688
1937-8688
DOI:10.11604/pamj.2016.23.159.8664