Kartagener's Syndrome in Children

Sjawitri P. Siregar; I. Budiman; Nastiti Rahajoe; Noenoeng Rahajoe

doi:10.14238/pi22.7-8.1982.152-8

Sjawitri P. Siregar Department of Child Health, University of Indonesia Medical School, Jakarta
I. Budiman Department of Child Health, University of Indonesia Medical School, Jakarta
Nastiti Rahajoe Department of Child Health, University of Indonesia Medical School, Jakarta
Noenoeng Rahajoe Department of Child Health, University of Indonesia Medical School, Jakarta

DOI: https://doi.org/10.14238/pi22.7-8.1982.152-8

Keywords: Kartagener's syndrome, sinusitis, situs inversus, bronchiectasis

Abstract

Kartagener's syndrome is manifested by the associalion of sinusitis, situs inversus and bronchiectasis. The case described below occurred in a boy. Asplenia was also suspected with a strong family history of chronic respiratory infection. One of the four dead siblings and grandmother from mother's side has similar symptoms of respitatory infection and foul smelling breath. Symptoms of respiratory infection and running nose had started since infancy.

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