title: [Kartagener syndrome].
abstract: A white, 48-year-old woman, natural from Uberaba-MG, presented herself to hospital. She had a picture of rest dyspnea, fever, productive cough, greenish catarrh and ventilatory-dependent thoracic pain, for 3 days. During investigation, through radiogram and thoracic tomography, it was visualized the presence of dextrocardia and consolidation in low right lobe by bronchopneumonic process. It was opted for hospitalization and antibiotic therapy. Investigation was carried on with tomography of mastoids and paranasal cavities which showed bilateral chronic otomastoiditis and images of chronic sinusopathy allowing the diagnosis of a case of Kartagener Syndrome. Our purpose in this case report is to include new informations for who search about this syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Acadêmica do curso de Medicina, Faculdade de Medicina do Triângulo Mineiro, Uberaba-MG.
authors.forename: Kattia Cristina
authors.initials: KC
authors.lastname: Naves
authors.forename: João Paulo Vieira dos
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Santos
authors.forename: José Henrique
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Santana
authors.forename: Gesner Pereira
authors.initials: GP
authors.lastname: Lopes
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging; D008875:Middle Aged; D011859:Radiography