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Kartagener syndrome

Case contributed by Ayaz Hidayatov , 29 Jun 2018

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Changed by Brian Gilcrease-Garcia, 30 Jun 2018

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Age changed from 30-40 to 30-40 years.

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~~Middle-aged female presented a chronic~~Chronic cough and history of chronic sinusitis.

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The classic triad of the Kartagener syndrome or immotile cilia syndrome consists situs inversus totalis, bronchiectasis, and chronic sinusitis. The case demonstrates typical features of Kartagener syndrome.

-<p>The classic triad of the Kartagener syndrome or immotile cilia syndrome consists situs inversus totalis, bronchiectasis, and chronic sinusitis. The case demonstrates typical features of Kartagener syndrome. </p>
+<p>The classic triad of the <a title="Kartagener syndrome" href="/articles/kartagener-syndrome-1">Kartagener syndrome</a> or immotile cilia syndrome consists <a title="Situs inversus" href="/articles/situs-inversus">situs inversus totalis</a>, <a title="Lower lobe bronchiectasis" href="/articles/lower-lobe-bronchiectasis">bronchiectasis</a>, and <a title="Chronic sinusitis" href="/articles/chronic-sinusitis">chronic sinusitis</a>. The case demonstrates typical features of Kartagener syndrome. </p>

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