[Kartagener's syndrome. Diagnosis in a 75 year-old woman].
Kartagener's syndrome is an inherited disease characterized by the clinical triad of bronchiectasis, sinusitis and situs inversus caused by an ultrastructural defect in the cilia that results in impaired mucociliary clearance. It is usually diagnosed during childhood, with a small number of cases discovered in adults and even fewer among patients over 60 years of age. Prompt, appropriate treatment of respiratory infections can minimize irreversible lung damage. We report the case of a woman with bronchiectasis, sinusitis and situs inversus diagnosed of Kartagener's syndrome based on clinical signs at age 75 years.
Gómez de Terreros Caro
F J
FJ
Servicio de Neumología, Hospital Universitario La Paz, Madrid. fjgtc@altavista.net
Gómez-Stern Aguilar
C
C
Alvarez-Sala Walther
R
R
Prados Sánchez
C
C
Garćia Río
F
F
Villamor León
J
J
D000368:Aged; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis*
Síndrome de Kartagener. Diagnóstico en una paciente de 75 años.