Hydrocephalus, bronchiectasis, and ciliary aplasia.

Archives of disease in childhood ·Vol. 65 ·No. 5 ·1990-05-00 ·Pages 543-4

De Santi MM, Magni A, Valletta EA, Gardi C, Lungarella G

Abstract

A girl presented in the neonatal period with hydrocephalus, bronchiectasis, and ciliary aplasia. A common defect both in respiratory tract cilia and in ventricular ependyma cilia may explain the association of the two diseases.

MeSH Terms

Bronchi/ultrastructure Bronchiectasis/complications,pathology Ciliary Motility Disorders/complications,pathology Epithelium/ultrastructure Female Humans Hydrocephalus/complications,pathology Infant, Newborn

Authors & Affiliations

5 authors, click to expand affiliations / ORCID

De Santi M M

Institute of Pathologic Anatomy, University of Siena, Italy.

Magni A

Valletta E A

Gardi C

Lungarella G

References (4)

4 references, click to expand

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Article Info

Journal

Archives of disease in childhood

Abbr.

Arch Dis Child

ISSN

1468-2044

DOI

10.1136/adc.65.5.543

Published

1990-05-00

Pages

543-4

Language

English

Region

England

NLM ID

0372434

PMCID

PMC1792142

Subset

External Links

PubMed source DOI: 10.1136/adc.65.5.543 PMC Full Text View journal details

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