Abnormal mucociliary transport study in a patient with Kartagener syndrome.
Mucociliary transport can be assessed by monitoring the clearance rate of inhaled, dried, and crushed technetium-99m labeled sulfur colloid. A case is described of a patient who had a history of recurrent sinusitis, purulent sputum production, and infertility. It was thought he might have Kartagener syndrome, and his mucociliary clearance was shown to be abnormal.
Department of Nuclear Medicine, Wellington Hospital, New Zealand. russell.taylor@ccdhb.org.nz
R E Russell
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Taylor
D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D009079:Mucociliary Clearance; D011877:Radionuclide Imaging; D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid
D019275:Radiopharmaceuticals; D013671:Technetium Tc 99m Sulfur Colloid