Term Name
primary ciliary dyskinesia
External Reference
Synonyms
PCD, ciliary motility disorder, Kartagener's syndrome, Kartagener syndrome, immotile ciliary syndrome
Definition
A rare, genetically heterogeneous, primarily respiratory disorder characterized by chronic upper and lower respiratory tract disease. Approximately half of PCD patients have an organ laterality defect (situs inversus totalis or situs ambiguus/heterotaxy).