Kartagener's Syndrome

Clinical observations of 19 patients with Kartagener's syndrome seen during the past 25 years support the concept of congenital functional or anatomic defects in the mucociliary epithelium and its supporting structures. The case of a woman with this syndrome, who is alive at the age of 72 years, is detailed to suggest that, with reasonable medical supervision, the syndrome is compatible with a full life span. Clinical observations of 19 patients with Kartagener's syndrome seen during the past 25 years support the concept of congenital functional or anatomic defects in the mucociliary epithelium and its supporting structures. The case of a woman with this syndrome, who is alive at the age of 72 years, is detailed to suggest that, with reasonable medical supervision, the syndrome is compatible with a full life span.