title: Syndrome of primary ciliary dyskinesia: Kartagener's syndrome with empyema thoracis and azoospermia.
abstract: Primary ciliary dyskinesia is a genetically determined disorder with several pulmonary complications. A case of an 18-year-old male suffering from this entity and having empyema thoracis and azoospermia is presented here.
authors.affiliation: Department of Surgery, Banaras Hindu University, Varanasi.
authors.forename: T S
authors.initials: TS
authors.lastname: Gill
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sharma
authors.forename: R R
authors.initials: RR
authors.lastname: Mishra
authors.forename: T K
authors.initials: TK
authors.lastname: Lahiri
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D016724:Empyema, Pleural / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D005500:Follow-Up Studies; D006801:Humans; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis