Kartagener syndrome

Kartagener syndrome: Introduction

Kartagener syndrome: A rare genetic disorder characterized by enlarged bronchial tubes, sinusitis and cross-positioning of body organs. More detailed information about the symptoms, causes, and treatments of Kartagener syndrome is available below.

Symptoms of Kartagener syndrome

• Cross-postiioning of body organs
• Partial situs inversus
• Complete situs inversus
• Cardiac septation defects
• Asplenia
• more symptoms...»

See full list of 18 symptoms of Kartagener syndrome

Kartagener syndrome: Complications

Review possible medical complications related to Kartagener syndrome:

• Chronic sinusitis
• Chronic middle ear infection
• Rhinitis
• Nasal polyps
• Pneumonia
• Chronic cough
• Follicular bronchiectasis
• more complications...»

Medical Textbooks Online about Kartagener syndrome

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Wrongly Diagnosed with Kartagener syndrome?

• Misdiagnosis of Kartagener syndrome
• Failure to diagnose Kartagener syndrome
• Undiagnosed: Kartagener syndrome

Causes of Kartagener syndrome

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Evidence Based Medicine Research for Kartagener syndrome

Medical research articles related to Kartagener syndrome include:

• Development of the heart
• Asplenia/Polysplenia
• Kartagener Syndrome (Diagnosis)
• Sinusitis, Maxillary, Acute, Surgical Treatment
• Sinusitis
• Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia (Overview)
• Heterotaxy, Polysplenia (Diagnosis)
• more research...»

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Reseach about Kartagener syndrome

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Clinical Trials for Kartagener syndrome

The US based website ClinicalTrials.gov lists information on both federally and privately supported clinical trials using human volunteers.

Some of the clinical trials listed on ClinicalTrials.gov for Kartagener syndrome include:

• Rare Genetic Disorders of the Breathing Airways - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Genetic Study of Patients With Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia - This study has been completed (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance in Nontuberculous Mycobacterial Lung Disease - This study is currently recruiting patients (Current: 23 Nov 2006)
• more trials...»

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Stories from Users Related to Kartagener syndrome

• Bronchiectasis: not diagnosed for more then a year
• Buccal Lingual Dyskinesia

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Definitions of Kartagener syndrome:

An autosomal recessive disorder characterized by BRONCHIECTASIS; SINUSITIS; DEXTROCARDIA; and INFERTILITY. In vitro studies of tissues from these patients, have shown various patterns of abnormal ciliary beating. (Online Mendelian Inheritance in Man, http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/OMIM, MIM # 244400, April 24, 2001) - (Source - Diseases Database)

Kartagener syndrome is listed as a "rare disease" by the Office of Rare Diseases (ORD) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). This means that Kartagener syndrome, or a subtype of Kartagener syndrome, affects less than 200,000 people in the US population.
Source - National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Ophanet, a consortium of European partners, currently defines a condition rare when it affects 1 person per 2,000. They list Kartagener syndrome as a "rare disease".
Source - Orphanet