PRIMARY CILIARY DYSKINESIA - STUDY BY ELE CTRON-MICROSCOPE OF THE ULTRASTRUCTURE OF CILIA

A 75 year old patient with respiratory infections since childhood, bro nchietasias and situs inversus is presented. Fiberoptic bronchoscopy w as performed obtaining samples of bronchial mucosa which allowed the o bservation of the existence of ultrastructural lesions such as ciliary fusion, changes in the form of the cilia, microtubular changes and ch anges of the dynein arms by electronic microscopic study. Diagnosis of Kartagener's syndrome was established. In the case presented moderate clinical involvement was present which allowed the survival of the pa tient despite his advanced age.