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New associations of primary ciliary dyskinesia syndrome
Author(s) -
Engesaeth V. Gemou,
Warner J. O.,
Bush A.
Publication year - 1993
Publication title -
pediatric pulmonology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.866
H-Index - 106
eISSN - 1099-0496
pISSN - 8755-6863
DOI - 10.1002/ppul.1950160103
Subject(s) - primary ciliary dyskinesia , medicine , dyskinesia , heart disease , disease , pediatrics , surgery , bronchiectasis , lung , parkinson's disease
Ten of 32 patients with primary ciliary dyskinesia syndrome (PCDS) also had other conditions. Five esophageal problems, 4 congenital heart disease, 2 scoliosis, and 4 miscellaneous and probably coincidental conditions were discovered. Additionally, a patient in this series, who has a normal heart, had a brother who died after surgery for complex congenital heart disease. In retrospect, he too probably had PCDS. The association of severe esophageal and cardiac disease with primary ciliary dyskinesia has not been described before. The diagnosis of PCDS may carry more implications than previously recognized. Pediatr Pulmonol. 1993; 16:9–12. © Wiley‐Liss, Inc.