Kartagener syndrome where cilia doesn’t move

Kartagener syndrome is an inherited disorder (Primary ciliary dyskinesia) that affects ciliary movement, it is an autosomal recessive mutation that affect motile cilia production or function.

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Kartagener syndrome  visual map for medical students
Kartagener syndrome visual map

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Pathogenesis of Male and female infertility in kartagener syndrome
Infertility in Kartagener syndrome

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Pathogenesis of dextrocardia in kartagener syndrome
Dextrocardia in Kartagener Syndrome

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It is characterized by patients having the triad of….

Dextrocardia and situs inversus

Chronic sinusitis

Bronchiectasis

Patients can be infertile due to immotile sperms or dysfunctional fallopian tube cilia.

Read more about impaired mucociliary clearance here https://creativemeddoses.com/topics-list/mucociliary-clearance/

Further readings https://radiopaedia.org/articles/kartagener-syndrome-1

 

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