Respiratory tract complications of Kartagener syndrome:two case report
CHEN Cheng
ZHANG Xiuqin
HUANG Jian'an
Abstract：Objective To explore the appropriate treatment and management in respiratory tract complications of Kartagener syndrome .Methods Retrospective analysis of clinical data of patients with Kartagener syndrome in two cases and review literature , analysis of the cause of Kartagener syndrome , respiratory symptoms , diagnosis and treatment .Results Kartagener syndrome due to mutations caused by abnormal structure and function of cilia , which appeared chronic sinusitis , bronchiectasis , situs inversus triad , may relieve bronchial effective treatment for their respiratory symptoms , lung disease de-velopment .Conclusion Kartagener syndrome should be lifelong treatment , early diagnosis and choose the most appropriate treatment, beneficial outcome of the disease .
Keywords：Kartagener syndromeBronchiectasisSinusitisTreatment
Publication Date：2014-01-01
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 371-373 )