Open AccessCongenital problems of mucociliary clearance: primary ciliary dyskinesia
Author(s) -
Joanne Rimmer
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
rhinology (amsterdam. online)/rhinology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.275
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1996-8604
pISSN - 0300-0729
DOI - 10.4193/rhino.12.126
Subject(s) - primary ciliary dyskinesia , medicine , mucociliary clearance , cystic fibrosis , cilium , dyskinesia , airway , primary (astronomy) , anesthesia , pathology , bronchiectasis , lung , disease , physics , astronomy , parkinson's disease , biology , microbiology and biotechnology
Mucociliary clearance is a primary defence mechanism of the airway that can be altered in congenital diseases such as primary ciliary dyskinesia and cystic fibrosis, as well as acquired conditions. This article focuses on primary ciliary dyskinesia and the diagnostic approach to it, which is still evolving.