title: [Young's syndrome: recurrent respiratory tract infections and azoospermia].
abstract: BACKGROUND
  Young's syndrome is part of primary ciliary dyskinesia, characterized by repeated airway infections and congenital epididymis obstruction.
  
  
  METHODS
  The authors present the case of a 28-year old male with recurrent rhinosinusitis and pneumonia. Sweat and immunologic tests fell within the normal range. Sperm analyses revealed absence of spermatozoa although spermatogenesis was normal according to the findings in testis biopsy.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The final diagnosis was Young's syndrome the first case of the disease reported in Brazilian literature.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  The authors emphasize the need for appropriate diagnosis and genetic counselling as well as differential diagnosis with cystic fibrosis in these cases.
authors.affiliation: Divisão de Clínica Otorrinolaringológica e Departamento de Patologia, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade de São Paulo.
authors.forename: A P
authors.initials: AP
authors.lastname: Balbani
authors.forename: S A
authors.initials: SA
authors.lastname: Marone
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Butugan
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Saldiva
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002925:Ciliary Motility Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis; D004822:Epididymis; D006801:Humans; D008171:Lung Diseases / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009845:Oligospermia / Q000150:complications*; D012008:Recurrence; D012220:Rhinitis / Q000150:complications*; D012852:Sinusitis / Q000150:complications*; D013577:Syndrome; D013733:Testicular Diseases / Q000150:complications* / Q000151:congenital