Exam questionKROK 2Medicine ยท 2015
A 2-year-old child has been suffering since birth from recurring inflammatory diseases of lungs, purulent pansinusites, hearing deterioration, multiple cylindrical bronchiectases. Dextrocardia is observed. On biopsy: ultrastructural change of ciliated epithelium. What is the basis of the given syndrome?
Answer options
- Primary ciliary diskinesia
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin deficiency
- Muscle cells atony
- Surfactant deficit
- Proteoglycans insufficiency
Correct answer
Primary ciliary diskinesia
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