Primary ciliary dyskinesia-kartagener's syndrome: a case report and review of the subject

ABSTRACT

Primary ciliary dyskinesia [PCD] is a heterogeneous group of inherited disorders in which cilia in the body are dysmotile/immotile due to their structural defectes. Fifty percent of patients with PCD who have situs inversus have Kartagener's syndrome. Our patient had history of recurrent upper and lower respiratory tract infections and infertility. He was admitted this time with features of hepatitis related to congestive hepatomegaly. He was diagnosed as a case of Kartagener's syndrome when on further work up, he was found to have situs inversus along with immotile cilia and spermatozoa