Kartagener's Syndrome in Children
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.References
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Situs inversus bronchiectasis and sinusitis. Pediatrics 6 : 573 (1950).
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2. BARD, L. : Les dilations idiopathiques des Organes tubules au cavitares J. Med. Lyon. 193 (1922) (Ciied by Kartagener 1962).
3. BERGSTROM, W.H.; COOK, C.D.; SCANNELL, J. and BERENBERG, W. :
Situs inversus bronchiectasis and sinusitis. Pediatrics 6 : 573 (1950).
4. BUSH, A.J. and LORIN, A. : Congenital absence of the spleen with congenital heart disease. Report of a case with ante mortem diagnosis on the basis of hematologic morphology. Pediatrics. 8 : 93 (195p).
5. CHURCHILL, E.D. : The segmental and lobular physiology and pathology of the lung J. Thorac. Surg. 18 : 279 (1949) (Cited by Kartagener 1962).
6. DICKEY, L.B. : Kartagener's Syndrome in children. Dis. Chest 23 : 657 (1953).
7, FISCHER, J.T .; JAMES, A.M:; GREGORY, N.; ROBIN, C.; JOSEPH, E.G.; ROBERT, W.A. : Middle ear ciliary defect in Kurtagener's Syndrome. Pediatrics 62 : 443 (1978).
8. GUENTER, H. : Bioi. Zbl. 43 : 175 (1923) (Cited by Karani 1952).
9. HOLMES, L.B.; BLENNERHASSETT, ).B.; AUSTEN, K.F. : A reapprasil
of Kartanener's Syndrome. Am. J. med Sci. 255 : 13 (1963).
10. KARAN!, S. Kartagener's Syi1drome. fir. med. J. 12 : 74 (1952) .
12. KARTAGENER, M. and STUCKI P .. : Bronchiectasis with situs inversus. Arch. Pediatr. 79 : 193 (1962).
13 . MARTIN, G. : Observation d'une deviation organisue de lestomac, dune anomalie dans Ia situation, dans Ia configuration du coeur et des vaisseaux quipartent ou qu sy rendent. Bull. Soc. Anal de Paris. 1 : 40 - 51 (1926) (Cited by Polhemus 1952).
14. OERJ, R. : Frankf. Z. Path. 3 : 393 (1909) (Cited by Karani 1952).
15. POLHEMUS, D.W.; WILLIAM, B.S. Congenital absence of the spleen;
syndrome with atrioventricularis and situs itlversus. Pediatrics 9 : 696 (1952).
16. PURNAMAN, H.; TANDARI, R. : Sindroma Kartagener. Maj Kedok. Indones. 3 : 311 (1974).
17. SAMUEL, J.N. : Kartagener's Syndrome in a newborn infant. J. Am. med. Ass. 161 : 166 (1956).
18. SIEWERT, A.K. : Berl. klin. Wschr. 41 139 (1904) Cited by Karani 1952
Published
1982-08-30
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Siregar S, Budiman I, Rahajoe N, Rahajoe N. Kartagener’s Syndrome in Children. PI [Internet]. 30Aug.1982 [cited 6Feb.2025];22(7-8):152-. Available from: https://paediatricaindonesiana.org/index.php/paediatrica-indonesiana/article/view/1625
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Published 1982-08-30
Accepted 2017-08-25
Published 1982-08-30
