Hydrocephalus, bronchiectasis, and ciliary aplasia.
A girl presented in the neonatal period with hydrocephalus, bronchiectasis, and ciliary aplasia. A common defect both in respiratory tract cilia and in ventricular ependyma cilia may explain the association of the two diseases.
De Santi
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MM
Institute of Pathologic Anatomy, University of Siena, Italy.
Magni
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A
Valletta
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EA
Gardi
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C
Lungarella
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G
D001980:Bronchi / Q000648:ultrastructure; D001987:Bronchiectasis / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D002925:Ciliary Motility Disorders / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D004848:Epithelium / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications* / Q000473:pathology; D007231:Infant, Newborn