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Ethmoid mucocele: A new feature of primary ciliary dyskinesia
Author(s) -
Berlucchi Marco,
Maroldi Roberto,
Aga Alfred,
Grazzani Livia,
Padoan Rita
Publication year - 2010
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.21146
Subject(s) - primary ciliary dyskinesia , medicine , mucocele , bronchiectasis , dyskinesia , feature (linguistics) , disease , dermatology , surgery , pathology , lung , linguistics , philosophy , parkinson's disease
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare congenital autosomal recessive disease that produces impairment of mucosal ciliary movement. Children with this disorder usually manifest recurrent and chronic infections of the upper and lower airways. We describe the history of a 12‐month‐old boy in whom the correct diagnosis of PCD was achieved after the occurrence of ethmoid mucocele associated with omolateral proptosis. A careful description of this new feature of PCD and its dangerous complications are also presented. Pediatr Pulmonol. 2010; 45:197–201. ©2009 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.