Relationship Between Kartagener’s Syndrome and Internal Diseases: Coincidence or Coexistence

Year 2025, Volume: 15 Issue: 2, 1 - 2

Muhammet Limon , Nurdan Yıldırım

Abstract

Kartagener’s syndrome (KS) is included in the group of diseases arising from primary ciliary
dyskinesia (PCD) and is characterized by the triad of situs inversus, chronic sinusitis and
bronchiectasis.Patients with PCD, including KS, may present with various manifestations, such as
male and female infertility, olfactory disorders, ophthalmopathy and hydrocephalus resulting from
ciliary dysfunction.In our review of the literature, many rheumatic, renal, and malignant diseases and
KS relationships have been reported. We think, as suggested by other authors , that chronic infectious
processes, impaired mucociliary clearance and chronic hypoxia may play an important role in the
development of KS coincidence with internal diseases.We write  this letter to draw attention to this issue.

Keywords

Kartagener’s syndrome, internal disease, rheumatic disease

Supporting Institution

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Kartagener Sendromu ile dahili hastalıkların ilişkisi: Tesadüf mü?, Birliktelik mi?

Abstract

Kartagener sendromu,situs inversus, bronşektazi ve kronik sinüzit triadı ile karakterize bir siliyer diskinezi
bozukluğudur. Kartagener sendromu, primer silier bozukluğuna bağlı olarak kadın ve erkek infertilitesi, koku alma ve görme kusuru, hidrosefali gibi klinik bulgular verebilir. Literatür araştırmamızda Kartagener sendromu ile birlikte romatizmal, renal ve malign hastalıkların birarada görüldüğü gözlenmektedir.Kronik enfeksiyöz süreçler, bozulmuş mukosilier klirensin Kartagener sendromu ve dahili hastalıkların gelişiminde rolu olduğu düşünülmektedir. Biz de dahili hastalıklar ve Kartagener sendromunun birlikte görülebileceğine dikkat çekmek için bu mektupu yazdık.

Keywords

Kartagener Sendromu, dahili hastalıklar

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