Familial nasal acilia syndrome.
We have described a family in which the father and three children appear to have an absence of nasal cilia, resulting in inadequate nasociliary clearance, stasis of nasal secretions, and secondary bacterial contamination. This condition should be considered in chronic rhinitis of obscure etiology.
D000328:Adult; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000209:etiology; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D002923:Cilia / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000648:ultrastructure; D009666:Nose / Q000002:abnormalities* / Q000648:ultrastructure; D010375:Pedigree; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000209:etiology; D013577:Syndrome