Variants of Kartageners Syndrome in the Same Family

Article1 March 1958VARIANTS OF KARTAGENERS SYNDROME IN THE SAME FAMILYE. L. OVERHOLT, D. F. BAUMAN, M.D.E. L. OVERHOLTSearch for more papers by this author, D. F. BAUMAN, M.D.Search for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/0003-4819-48-3-574 SectionsAboutPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail ExcerptKartagener described the triad of situs inversus, bronchiectasis and chronic sinusitis in 1933.1Isolated instances of the syndrome had previously been reported by Siewert2and by Gunther.3Recently, emphasis has been laid on other associated errors of development, notably those of nasal sinuses other than absent, or small, frontal sinuses.4, 5Individuals with dextrocardia without situs inversus, but associated with bronchiectasis and sinusitis, have been generally accepted as valid cases of this syndrome.6Bergstrom et al.7reviewed the literature through 1949 and collected 80 cases, adding two of their own. They described a family in which two siblings presented Kartagener's...Bibliography1. Kartagener M: Zur Pathogenese der Bronchiektasien. I. Mitteilung: Bronchiektasien bei Situs viscerum inversus, Beitr. z. Klin. d. Tuberk. 83: 489, 1933. CrossrefGoogle Scholar2. Siewert AK: Ueber einem Fall von Bronchiektasie bei einem Patienten mit Situs inversus viscerum, Berl. klin. Wchnschr. 41: 139, 1904. Google Scholar3. Gunther H: Die biologische Bedeutung der Inversionen, Biol. Zentralbl. 43: 175, 1923. Google Scholar4. Banaham TM: Abnormalities of upper respiratory tract in Kartagener's syndrome, J. Laryng. and Otol. 64: 714-716, 1950. CrossrefGoogle Scholar5. Karani S: Kartagener's syndrome, Medicine Illust. (London) 7: 482-484, 1953. MedlineGoogle Scholar6. Dickey LB: Kartagener's syndrome in children, Dis. of Chest 23: 657-666, 1953. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar7. BergstromCookScannellBerenberg WHCDJW: Situs inversus, bronchiectasis and sinusitis; report of family with 2 cases of Kartagener's triad and 2 additional cases of bronchiectasis among 6 siblings, Pediatrics 6: 573-580, 1950. MedlineGoogle Scholar8. Olsen AM: Bronchiectasis and dextrocardia: observations on etiology of bronchiectasis, Am. Rev. Tuberc. 47: 435, 1943. Google Scholar9. AdamsChurchill RED: Situs inversus, sinusitis, bronchiectasis: report of five cases, including frequency statistics, J. Thoracic Surg. 7: 206, 1937. CrossrefGoogle Scholar10. Torgersen J: Transposition of viscera, bronchiectasis and nasal polyps: genetical analysis and contribution to problem of constitution, Acta radiol. 28: 17, 1947. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar11. KartagenerHorlacher MA: Bronchiektasien bei Situs viscerum inversus, Schweiz. med. Wchnschr. 16: 782, 1935. Google Scholar12. KartagenerHorlacher MA: Zur Pathogenese der Bronchiektasien, Situs viscerum inversus and Polyposis nasi in einem Falle familiarer Bronchiektasien, Beitr. z. Klin. d. Tuberk. 87: 331, 1935. CrossrefGoogle Scholar13. Lopez A: Familial total visceral inversion, Rev. clín. españ. 14: 378, 1944; abstracted, Arch. Pediat. 62: 288, 1945. Google Scholar14. KayeMeyer JRM: Kartagener's syndrome with an anomalous left subclavian artery, Brit. J. Radiol. 24: 27, 1951. CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar15. Churchill ED: Segmental and lobar physiology and pathology of lung, J. Thoracic Surg. 18: 279, 1949. CrossrefGoogle Scholar16. Cockayne EA: Genetics of transposition of viscera, Quart. J. Med. 7: 479, 1938. Google Scholar This content is PDF only. To continue reading please click on the PDF icon. Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: *Received for publication April 26, 1957.Requests for reprints should be addressed to E. L. Overholt, Lt. Col. (MC) USA, U. S. Army Medical Unit, Fort Detrick, Maryland. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetails Metrics Cited byKartagener syndromeThe Genetics of Male InfertilityThe Genetics of Male InfertilityKartagener's syndrome: A genetic defect affecting the function of ciliaKartagener's Syndrome in a DogA Human Syndrome Caused by Immotile CiliaKartageners Syndrome with Corrected TranspositionKartagener's syndrome and its otological manifestationsCecal volvulus associated with incomplete situs inversus and splenic dysgenesisKartagener's SyndromeRight Middle Lobe Syndrome in SistersThe familial occurrence of the Kartagener triad in JamaicaTREATMENT OF BURKITT'S LYMPHOMALOCALISED CLUBBINGPhysical diagnosis in syndromes with cardiovascular diseaseDie BronchiektasienKartagener's TriadGenetic Aspects of Respiratory DiseaseLevocardia with partial situs inversus, an incidental finding in a 15-year-old boyKARTAGENER'S TRIADCONGENITAL ANOMALIES OF THE LUNG*JAMES A. WIERA Case of Kartagener's Syndrom. 1 March 1958Volume 48, Issue 3Page: 574-579KeywordsBronchiectasisBronchitisFibrosisPneumonia ePublished: 1 December 2008 Issue Published: 1 March 1958 PDF downloadLoading ...