Which of the following syndrome is associated with Fallopian tube dysmotility?
Correct Answer: Kaagener syndrome
Description: Immotile cilia syndrome causes a defect in the action of the cilia lining the respiratory tract, fallopian tube and also flagella of sperm. It can cause chronic respiratory diseases, infeility in females and sterility in males. In the fallopian tube, due to the immobility of the cilia they are unable to beat effectively and therefore cannot normally transpo ovum through the female reproductive tract. A combination of chronic sinusitis, bronchiectasis and situs inversus is known as Kaagener syndrome. Its is an autosomal recessively inherited disease. Ref: Histology Flash Cards with Clinical Correlations By Dongmei Cui page 18-5.
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