Kartagener syndrome: report of a case with mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis.
The first known case of Kartagener syndrome associated with glomerulonephritis is reported. Mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis was diagnosed in this patient several months before her death. This report also includes a review of the recent literature dealing with Kartagener syndrome and mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis and a consideration of the possible relationship of infection to the cause of mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis.
D000293:Adolescent; D001344:Autopsy; D001485:Basement Membrane / Q000473:pathology; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D005921:Glomerulonephritis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007668:Kidney / Q000473:pathology; D008168:Lung / Q000473:pathology