title: A rare case of Kartagener's syndrome.
abstract: A young boy presented with cough and intermittent breathlessness for 3 months. He used to suffer from frequent cough and cold since childhood. Clinical examination revealed bilateral coarse basal crepitations and rhonchi. His apex beat was on right 5(th) intercostal space in mid-clavicular line. Investigation revealed situs inversus, bi-lateral bronchiectasis, and chronic sinusitis. His semen analysis revealed the complete absence of sperm. The Saccharin test revealed impaired nasal ciliary movement. Considering all the finding, he was diagnosed as a case of Kartagener's syndrome. We are reporting this case because of its rarity and rare presence of aspermia in Kartagener's syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sudipta
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Pandit
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sabyasachi
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choudhury
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Anirban
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Das
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sumitra
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Basuthakur
authors.affiliation: Department of Chest Medicine, Medical College, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
authors.forename: Sibes Kumar
authors.initials: SK
authors.lastname: Das
keywords: Aspermia; Kartagener's syndrome; bronchiectasis; dextrocardia; sinusitis