Unveiling Kartagener’s Syndrome in a Young Male: A Case Report
Kartagener's Syndrome (KS) is a rare genetic condition that affects the cilia. It is characterised by a situs inversus triad, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiectasis, distinguishing it from other diseases. This disease leads to impairment of ciliary movement, which leads to recurrent respiratory...
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| description | Kartagener's Syndrome (KS) is a rare genetic condition that affects the cilia. It is characterised by a situs inversus triad, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiectasis, distinguishing it from other diseases. This disease leads to impairment of ciliary movement, which leads to recurrent respiratory infections, infertility, and infections associated with the ears, nose, and throat. The authors present a rare case of a 29-year-old male who presented to the hospital with complaints of high-grade fever associated with chills, cold and coughs with expectoration for five days. On further inquiry, he revealed that he has been suffering from recurrent sinusitis and lower and upper respiratory tract infections. He had been admitted in private hospitals for pneumonia 5-6 times. Clinical examination revealed consolidation features, and investigations revealed features of KS and consolidation. These symptoms were treated per conventional guidelines, and the patient was discharged. This case report highlights the importance of suspecting atypical syndromes when a patient presents with recurrent respiratory tract infections. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-5419331245a5446c8364d883cfcf3d212025-08-20T03:18:27ZengJCDR Research and Publications Private LimitedJournal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research2249-782X0973-709X2025-02-01192313310.7860/JCDR/2025/72729.20657Unveiling Kartagener’s Syndrome in a Young Male: A Case ReportPriyanka Kalpesh Negandhi0Sourya Acharya1Nitish Batra2Mohd Faizan Ulla Khan3Rahil Shaikh4Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.Head, Department of Medicine, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.Junior Resident, Department of Medicine, Datta Meghe Institute of Higher Education and Research, Wardha, Maharashtra, India.Kartagener's Syndrome (KS) is a rare genetic condition that affects the cilia. It is characterised by a situs inversus triad, chronic sinusitis, and bronchiectasis, distinguishing it from other diseases. This disease leads to impairment of ciliary movement, which leads to recurrent respiratory infections, infertility, and infections associated with the ears, nose, and throat. The authors present a rare case of a 29-year-old male who presented to the hospital with complaints of high-grade fever associated with chills, cold and coughs with expectoration for five days. On further inquiry, he revealed that he has been suffering from recurrent sinusitis and lower and upper respiratory tract infections. He had been admitted in private hospitals for pneumonia 5-6 times. Clinical examination revealed consolidation features, and investigations revealed features of KS and consolidation. These symptoms were treated per conventional guidelines, and the patient was discharged. This case report highlights the importance of suspecting atypical syndromes when a patient presents with recurrent respiratory tract infections.https://jcdr.net/articles/PDF/20657/72729_CE[Ra1]_F(SHU)_PF1(KB_KM_OM)_redo_Ref_Pat(OM)_PFA_NC(IS)_PN(IS).pdfbronchiectasisconsolidationsinusitissitus inversus |
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| title | Unveiling Kartagener’s Syndrome in a Young Male: A Case Report |
| title_full | Unveiling Kartagener’s Syndrome in a Young Male: A Case Report |
| title_fullStr | Unveiling Kartagener’s Syndrome in a Young Male: A Case Report |
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| title_short | Unveiling Kartagener’s Syndrome in a Young Male: A Case Report |
| title_sort | unveiling kartagener s syndrome in a young male a case report |
| topic | bronchiectasis consolidation sinusitis situs inversus |
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