“ This is a type of primary ciliary dyskinesia with autosomal recessive inheritance . It comprises a triad of dextrocardia, bronchiectasis ...
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This is a type of primary ciliary dyskinesia with autosomal recessive inheritance. It comprises a triad of dextrocardia, bronchiectasis and sinusitis. The problem is due to ciliary dysfunction; in the lungs, this leads to bronchitis, recurrent pneumonia, etc. It usually presents in childhood and is associated with infertility, corneal abnormalities, transposition of the great vessels, pyloric stenosis, post-cricoid web and epispadias.
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• Classic findings are bronchiectasis and dextrocardia.
• Check also for bronchial wall thickening, collapse and consolidation.
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