A Case Report of Kartagener Syndrome

Abstract

Kartagener syndrome/Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare ciliopathic autosomal recessive genetic disorder that causes defects in the action of cilia lining the respiratory tract (both lower and upper, sinuses, eustachian tube, middle ear) and fallopian tube as well as in the flagella of sperm cells. In 1933, Kartagener described a unique syndrome characterized by the triad of situs inversus, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiactesis, which was named Kartagener syndrome. Our case presented with recurrent respiratory tract infections with situs inversus, nasal polyps and early pulmonary changes of bronchiactesis.