[A Case of Kartagener's Syndrome in Infertile Male Patients]

Hinyokika Kiyo. 2015 Dec;61(12):509-13.
[Article in Japanese]

Abstract

The patient was a 33-year-old man attending the infertility clinic with primary infertility of 3 years duration. The semen examination showed oligozoospermia and suspected primary male infertility. He had a history of chronic sinusitis and respiratory disease. His chest X-ray showed dextrocardia. Abnormality of the ultrastructure of the cilia of the tract epithelium was found by electron microscopy, and further examination revealed bronchoectasis. We gave him a diagnosis of Kartagener syndrome from these findings. Kartagener syndrome consists of bronchiectasis, sinusitis and situs inversus and is considered a form of primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). PCD is also a cause of motor impairment of sperm flagella. This case had successful in-vitro fertilization pregnancy with spermatozoa from the patient.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Adult
  • Ciliary Motility Disorders / diagnosis
  • Humans
  • Infertility, Male / complications*
  • Infertility, Male / diagnosis
  • Kartagener Syndrome / diagnosis*
  • Male