Table 2 Clinical characteristics of the PCD patients.
From: Severe pulmonary disease in an adult primary ciliary dyskinesia population in Brazil
Signs and Symptoms | Number of patients N = 49 | % |
|---|---|---|
Birth condition | ||
At term birth | 33 | 67.3 |
Neonatal respiratory distress | 16 | 32.7 |
Laterality disorder | ||
Situs inversus | 23 | 46.9 |
Dextrocardia | 3 | 6.1 |
Congenital heart disease | 1 | 2.0 |
Polysplenia | 1 | 2.0 |
Upper respiratory disease | ||
Chronic rhinitis | 49 | 100.0 |
Chronic sinusitis | 46 | 93.9 |
Chronic otitis | 25 | 51.0 |
Hearing loss | 37 | 75.5 |
Lower respiratory disease | ||
Chronic wet cough | 49 | 100.0 |
Bronchiectasis | 49 | 100.0 |
Recurrent pneumonia | 26 | 53.1 |
Hemoptysis | 14 | 28.6 |
Infertility | ||
Men | 21 | 42.9 |
Women | 9 | 18.4 |
Other | ||
Oxygen dependence | 1 | 2.0 |
Previous lobectomy | 4 | 8.2 |
Lung transplantion | 8 | 16.3 |
Gastroesophageal reflux disease | 17 | 34.7 |
Body Mass Index < 20 | 5 | 10.2 |
FEV1 < 50 (not transplanted) | 24 | 49.0 |
Chronic P. aeruginosa colonization | 20 | 40.8 |
