Catalog

Secondary ciliary dyskinesia

No MMS code

Link to WHO Definition

Secondary ciliary dyskinesia – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1933045370

Secondary ciliary dyskinesia is a pulmonary disease due to lung ciliated cells defects caused by lung injuries such as respiratory infections. It results in altered mucociliary transport in the respiratory tract and is characterised by recurrent upper and lower respiratory infections manifesting by chronic productive cough, chronic rhinosinusitis, persistent otitis media, bronchiectasis.