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Kartagener syndrome

¹ Department of Oral Radiology, Piracicaba Dental School, University of Campinas – UNICAMP, São Paulo, Brazil; ² Federal University of Para, Belem, Brazil; ³ Department of Image Diagnostic Service, Irmandade da Santa Casa de Misericordia de São Paulo Hospital, São Paulo, Brazil

*Correspondence to: Marcia Spinelli Casanova, Faculdade de Odontologia de Piracicaba / Area de Radiologia, Av. Limeira, 901 – Piracicaba – SP-Brazil; Email: mscasanova{at}uol.com.br

Received 10 August 2005; revised 8 November 2005; accepted 25 November 2005

Kartagener syndrome (KS), an autosomal recessively inherited disease, is characterized by the triad of situs inversus, bronchiectasis and sinusitis. This disorder affects the activity of proteins important to the movement of cilia, especially in the respiratory tract and the spermatozoa, developing a series of systemic alterations, which can be diagnosed through radiographic examination. The aim of this paper is to describe a clinical case of this unusual pathology, including a brief literature review, emphasising the radiographic aspects of this pathology and stressing the importance of early diagnosis, which could be determined by an oral radiologist.

Keywords: Kartagener syndrome; bronchiectasis; sinusitis