title: Hydrocephalus, bronchiectasis, and ciliary aplasia.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pathologic Anatomy, University of Siena, Italy.
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: De Santi
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Magni
authors.forename: E A
authors.initials: EA
authors.lastname: Valletta
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Gardi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lungarella
mesh_terms: 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