Primary ciliary dyskinesia: An update on contemporary diagnosis

Mark B Chaskes; Erin Mamuyac Lopez; K Albert Kong; Charles S Ebert Jr; Brent A Senior; Brian D Thorp; Adam J Kimple

doi:10.1002/alr.23254

Primary ciliary dyskinesia: An update on contemporary diagnosis

Int Forum Allergy Rhinol. 2024 Apr;14(4):866-869. doi: 10.1002/alr.23254. Epub 2023 Aug 22.

Authors

Mark B Chaskes¹, Erin Mamuyac Lopez¹, K Albert Kong¹, Charles S Ebert Jr¹, Brent A Senior¹, Brian D Thorp¹, Adam J Kimple^{1

2}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Otolaryngology/Head & Neck Surgery, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.
² Marsico Lung Institute, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, North Carolina, USA.

PMID: 37565263
DOI: 10.1002/alr.23254

Abstract

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a complex diagnosis without a universal diagnostic test Clinicians must have some skepticism of historic diagnoses of PCD Clinicians should consider a diagnosis of PCD in patients with recalcitrant disease.

Keywords: chronic rhinosinusitis; ciliary motility; sinusitis.

MeSH terms

Ciliary Motility Disorders* / diagnosis
Humans
Kartagener Syndrome* / diagnosis

Abstract

MeSH terms

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