Pediatr. praxi. 2021;22(5):337-341 | DOI: 10.36290/ped.2021.071

When cough, runny nose and ear pain are not a trivial disease

MUDr. Vendula Martinů¹, MUDr. Petr Koťátko^{2, 3, 4}, MUDr. Jiří Havránek^{3, 5}, MUDr. Jiří Uhlík, Ph.D.⁶, MUDr. Václav Koucký, Ph.D.^{1, 3}

¹ Pediatrická klinika, 2. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Fakultní nemocnice v Motole, Praha

² Klinika dětského a dorostového lékařství, 1. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy a Všeobecné fakultní nemocnice v Praze

³ Olivova dětská léčebna, o. p. s., Říčany u Prahy

⁴ První plicní ambulance, s. r. o., Praha

⁵ Pediatrické a novorozenecké oddělení nemocnice, Slaný

⁶ Ústav histologie a embryologie, 2. lékařská fakulta Univerzity Karlovy, Praha

The authors present a case of two sisters with primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD). Both girls were treated with incorrect diagnosis for several years. The authors' aim is to point out to the disease where careful assessment of history is a direct clue to the diagnosis. Early determination of the diagnosis is the most important prevention in development of severe lung damage with bronchiectasis. This is the most serious complication and limitation for next patient´s life. The authors have the opinion that the care of patients with PCD should be centralized consistent with worldwide trend. This disease is underestimated in the whole world and it is undoubtedly the same in the Czech Republic.

Keywords: primary ciliary dyskinesia, situs viscerum inversus, bronchiectasis, diagnosis, symptoms, therapy.

Published: October 13, 2021  Show citation