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Clinical phenotypes of primary ciliary dyskinesia.
Zhong nan da xue xue bao. Yi xue ban = Journal of Central South University. Medical sciences - 28 Jan 2022
Lei Cheng, Wang Rongchun, Yang Danhui, Guo Ting, Luo Hong
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Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a hereditary disease characterized by airway mucociliary clearance dysfunction. The estimated prevalence of PCD is 1꞉10 000 to 1꞉20 000. The main respiratory manifestations in children are cough, expectoration, chronic rhinitis, sinusitis, and chronic otitis media, while the most common symptoms in adults are chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis, and infertility. About 50% of...
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