Open AccessKartagener syndrome with pulmonary tuberculosis in a fertile male: A rare co-existence
Author(s) -
Manoj Kumar Panigrahi,
King Herald Kisku
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
yīxué yánjiū zázhì/journal of medical sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.176
H-Index - 12
eISSN - 2542-4939
pISSN - 1011-4564
DOI - 10.4103/1011-4564.151292
Subject(s) - primary ciliary dyskinesia , kartagener syndrome , medicine , tuberculosis , phenotype , pulmonary tuberculosis , pediatrics , dermatology , pathology , genetics , biology , lung , bronchiectasis , gene
Kartagener syndrome (KS), a subset of primary ciliary dyskinesia, is an autosomal recessive disorder with variable phenotypic expressions. Males with this syndrome are usually infertile. Its association with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is exceedingly rare. We report this case in view of the simultaneous coexistence of KS with male fertility and PTB