Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia: A Rare and Often Underdiagnosed Disease.

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Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a rare autosomal recessive disease with clinical features of ear, sinus, and pulmonary infections that overlap with common respiratory illnesses of childhood. It is a progressive disorder that has significant influence on quality of life, lung function, and survival. Given the considerable overlap of symptoms between common illnesses and PCD, a high index of suspicion by...

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