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Kartagener Syndrome: a case report

The Kartagener Syndrome is a rare recessive autossomical disease including the triad: chronical sinusitis, bronchiectasis and situs inversus with dextrocardia. The incidence of this genetical disorder is estimated about 1/25,000. Our purpose in this case report is to include new informations for who search about this syndrome. Tomography of chest, abomen and cranium, audiometry, impedance and nasopharyngoscopy were done.

Kartagener syndrome; Kartagener triad; sinusitis; dextrocardia


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