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J Assoc Physicians India ; 59: 738-40, 2011 Nov.
Article in English | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-22616346

ABSTRACT

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an autosomal recessive heterogeneous group of conditions with variable clinical findings like recurrent respiratory tract infections, bronchiectasis, situs inversus, singly or in various combinations. Development of Pulmonary arterial hypertension can be a late complication of this disease. Here we present a case of PCD with recurrent respiratory tract infections, bronchiectasis and severe PAH, who responded to treatment with Oxygen, IV broad spectrum antibiotics and oral sildenafil.


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Bronchiectasis/diagnostic imaging , Ciliary Motility Disorders/diagnosis , Ciliary Motility Disorders/drug therapy , Hypertension, Pulmonary/complications , Piperazines/therapeutic use , Sulfones/therapeutic use , Vasodilator Agents/therapeutic use , Adult , Anti-Bacterial Agents/therapeutic use , Bronchiectasis/complications , Cardiotonic Agents/therapeutic use , Ciliary Motility Disorders/complications , Digitalis Glycosides/therapeutic use , Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension , Humans , Hypertension, Pulmonary/drug therapy , Male , Oxygen Inhalation Therapy , Purines/therapeutic use , Recurrence , Respiratory Tract Infections/diagnosis , Respiratory Tract Infections/therapy , Sildenafil Citrate , Tomography, X-Ray Computed , Treatment Outcome
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