Primary ciliary dyskinesia as a cause of neonatal respiratory distress: implications for the neonatologist

Tanzeema Hossain; Michael D Kappelman; Antonio R Perez-Atayde; Gregory J Young; Kenneth M Huttner; Helen Christou

doi:10.1038/sj.jp.7210987

Primary ciliary dyskinesia as a cause of neonatal respiratory distress: implications for the neonatologist

J Perinatol. 2003 Dec;23(8):684-7. doi: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210987.

Authors

Tanzeema Hossain¹, Michael D Kappelman, Antonio R Perez-Atayde, Gregory J Young, Kenneth M Huttner, Helen Christou

Affiliation

¹ Division of Neonatology, Children's Hospital and Harvard Medical School, Boston, MA 02115, USA.

PMID: 14647169
DOI: 10.1038/sj.jp.7210987

Abstract

We report two cases of term infants who presented with prolonged respiratory distress, rhinitis, and situs inversus. A high index of suspicion led to the diagnosis of Kartagener Syndrome, which is a subgroup of primary ciliary dyskinesia, in the immediate neonatal period.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Cilia / ultrastructure
Female
Humans
Infant, Newborn
Kartagener Syndrome / complications*
Kartagener Syndrome / physiopathology
Male
Physical Therapy Modalities
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / etiology*
Respiratory Distress Syndrome, Newborn / therapy