Article
Primary ciliary dyskinesia: a consensus statement on diagnostic and treatment approaches in children.
The European respiratory journal - 1 Dec 2009
Barbato A, Frischer T, Kuehni C E, Snijders D, Azevedo I, Baktai G, Bartoloni L, Eber E, Escribano A, Haarman E, Hesselmar B, Hogg C, Jorissen M, Lucas J, Nielsen K G, O'Callaghan C, Omran H, Pohunek P, Strippoli M-P F, Bush A
Abstract excerpt
Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is associated with abnormal ciliary structure and function, which results in retention of mucus and bacteria in the respiratory tract, leading to chronic oto-sino-pulmonary disease, situs abnormalities and abnormal sperm motility. The diagnosis of PCD requires the presence of the characteristic clinical phenotype and either specific ultrastructural ciliary defects identified by...
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