Follicular Bronchiolitis in Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia

Prashanth M Thalanayar, Fernando Holguin

Abstract

Ciliary dysfunction in primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) may be associated with bronchiolitis. Diffuse bronchiolitis has been reported in a subset of PCD patients having Kartagener's syndrome in Japan. We report the first case of follicular variant of bronchiolitis in a case of PCD presenting as recurrent episodes of cough, dyspnea and bronchiectasis.
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