A Rare Case of Kartagener’s Syndrome with Delayed Diagnosis

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Kartagener’s syndrome is an autosomal recessive inherited, primary ciliary dyskinesia syndrome, which is characterized by situs inversus, bronchiectasis, and chronic sinusitis. Symptoms usually emerge during childhood period. Ninety percent of cases are diagnosed prior to 15 years of age. In patients with Kartagener’s syndrome, respiratory infections are encountered such as chronic coughing, mucoid sputum, and recurrent pneumonia attacks. Bronchiectasis develops as a result of recurrent lung infections. We presented a fifteen year old male patient who had a history of recurrent respiratory infections has been diagnosed with Kartagener’s syndrome with the guidance of literature survey.

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Kartagener’s syndrome , situs inversus , bronchiectasis

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