Kartagener's Syndrome in Children

Sjawitri P. Siregar (Department of Child Health, University of Indonesia Medical School, Jakarta)
I. Budiman (Department of Child Health, University of Indonesia Medical School, Jakarta)
Nastiti Rahajoe (Department of Child Health, University of Indonesia Medical School, Jakarta)
Noenoeng Rahajoe (Department of Child Health, University of Indonesia Medical School, Jakarta)

Paediatrica Indonesiana
Vol 22 No 7-8 (1982): July - August 1982

Kartagener's syndrome is manifested by the associalion of sinusitis, situs inversus and bronchiectasis. The case described below occurred in a boy. Asplenia was also suspected with a strong family history of chronic respiratory infection. One of the four dead siblings and grandmother from mother's side has similar symptoms of respitatory infection and foul smelling breath. Symptoms of respiratory infection and running nose had started since infancy.