Primary ciliary dyskinesia presenting with spontaneous pneumothorax: Case report and review of the literature

Background: Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an autosomal recessive heterogeneous group of conditions with variable clinical findings. Case presentation: A 36-year-old nonsmoking Chinese man present to the emergency department of our hospital with acute-onset breathlessness and sudden-onset left-...

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Main Authors: Jia Hou, MD, PhD, Yanan Zhang, MD, Ri Gong, MD, Xiwei Zheng, MD, Xia Yang, MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2017-01-01
Series:Respiratory Medicine Case Reports
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S221300711730059X