title: Kartagener syndrome associated with mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis.
abstract: An 11-year-old girl with clinical features of Kartagener syndrome presented with signs of acute glomerulonephritis. Blood urea and creatinine were mildly elevated and anti-streptolysin O and C3 levels were normal. Renal biopsy demonstrated mesangial proliferation and direct immunofluorescence  showed IgM and C3 deposits. This appears to be the first report of Kartagener syndrome in association with mesangioproliferative glomerulonephritis. The literature is reviewed and the possible mechanisms for this association are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Paediatrics, Jawaharlal Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education & Research (JIPMER), Pondicherry, India. drsriramk@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Sriram
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Krishnamurthy
authors.forename: Bharat
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Choudhary
authors.forename: Nachiappa Ganesh
authors.initials: NG
authors.lastname: Rajesh
authors.forename: Ananthakrishnan
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Ramesh
authors.forename: Sadagopan
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Srinivasan
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D005920:Glomerular Mesangium / Q000473:pathology; D015432:Glomerulonephritis, Membranoproliferative / Q000473:pathology*; D006801:Humans; D007619:Kartagener Syndrome / Q000473:pathology*; D007678:Kidney Glomerulus / Q000473:pathology