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Incidental Diagnosis of Situs Inversus Totalis in a 45‐Year‐Old Male Who Presented With Acute Asthma Exacerbation: A Case Report and Brief Literature Review [PDF]

Clinical Case Reports
Incidental situs inversus totalis (SIT) requires thorough anatomical mapping to exclude associated syndromes (e.g., Kartagener) and congenital anomalies.
Ragasa Getachew Bayisa, Lensa Million Baharu, Mohammed Mecha Abafogi, Yosef Bekele Bonsa, Mohammed Kedir Shukri, Tamirat Godebo Woyimo   +5 more
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Kartagener syndrome in a young Ethiopian boy: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Introduction Kartagener syndrome is a subset of a larger group of ciliary motility disorders called primary ciliary dyskinesias. The syndrome includes the clinical triad of chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and situs inversus.
Habtamu Mesele Gebray, Addisu Liknaw Chekol, Samuel Addis Mihiretie, Abayneh Tunta Boye, Zeru Seyoum Wendimagegn, Zenebe Daniel Getachew   +5 more
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Kartagener syndrome rarely revealed by chronic diarrhea in an adult: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Kartagener syndrome, a subset of primary ciliary dyskinesia, is characterized by the clinical triad of chronic sinusitis, cylindric bronchiectasis, and situs inversus totalis. Gastrointestinal manifestations are rarely described.
Saleck Choumad, MD, Hind Qajia, MD, Chaimae Abourak, MD, Ahmed Ebedda, MD, Itimad Nassar, PhD, Kaoutar Imrani, PhD   +5 more
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Kartagener syndrome with minimal change disease: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Kartagener syndrome is characterized by chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and total visceral transposition. While there are few reports of Kartagener syndrome combined with kidney disease, there are none that specifically report Kartagener ...
Qun Huang, Junjun Luan, Hua Zhou
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Kartagener syndrome with partial anomalous pulmonary venous drainage: a case report [PDF]

Journal of Medical Case Reports
Background Kartagener syndrome, defined by situs inversus, bronchiectasis, and chronic sinusitis. This condition rarely coexists with cardiac anomalies.
Dwika Rasyid Firmanda, Alisia Yuana Putri, Cornelia Ghea, Asiyah Nurul Fadila, Emil Prabowo, Vammy Valentine, Fauzan Hamadah   +6 more
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Atypical Kartagener syndrome in a 40-year-old woman: Computed Tomography findings of situs inversus with bronchiectasis and infertility [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Primary ciliary dyskinesia is a rare inherited disorder characterized by impaired mucociliary clearance leading to recurrent respiratory infections.
Yohannes Girma Zewdie, MD, Biniyam Beyene Tabor, MD, Ermias Fikru Yesuf, MD, Hana Yeshewas Genetirune, BSc   +3 more
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Eosinophilic Pneumonia Triggered by Toxocara canis in a Patient with Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: A Clinical Case Report [PDF]

Medicina
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic disorder that affects the structure and function of cilia, primarily impacting the respiratory system.
Kacper Packi, Wanda Fugiel, Violetta Gołąbek, Alicja Rudek, Agnieszka Śliwińska   +4 more
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Incidental imaging detection of Kartagener syndrome in a female: A case report [PDF]

Radiology Case Reports
Kartagener syndrome is a rare ciliopathic genetic disorder characterized by a triad of chronic sinusitis, situs inversus, and bronchiectasis. The underlying pathophysiology involves reduced ciliary motility due to defects in ciliary structure and ...
Natasha Dhakal, MBBS, Prajwal Dahal, MD
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Novel compound heterozygous mutations of DNAH5 identified in a pediatric patient with Kartagener syndrome: case report and literature review

BMC Pulmonary Medicine, 2021
Background Kartagener syndrome is a subtype of primary ciliary dyskinesia that may exhibit various symptoms including neonatal respiratory distress and frequent infections of the lung, sinus and middle ear because of the impaired function of motile cilia.
Lina Wang, Xin Zhao, Hang Liang, Li Zhang, Chunyan Li, Deli Li, Xiangfeng Meng, Fanzheng Meng, Mao Gao   +8 more
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Which side are they on? A review and case series of diagnosing primary ciliary dyskinesias in low- or middle-income countries.

African Journal of Thoracic and Critical Care Medicine, 2023
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare genetic condition with a variable clinical presentation, making its diagnosis a challenge. The authors describe two unrelated sibling pairs with PCD: adult siblings in the first  and perinatal/neonatal in the ...
S P Surdut, E van der Merwe, P Goussard, M F Urban   +3 more
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