sildenafil-citrate and Ciliary-Motility-Disorders

sildenafil-citrate has been researched along with Ciliary-Motility-Disorders* in 1 studies

Other Studies

1 other study(ies) available for sildenafil-citrate and Ciliary-Motility-Disorders

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A case of primary ciliary dyskinesia with pulmonary arterial hypertension responding to oral sildenafil. The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 2011, Volume: 59 Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an autosomal recessive heterogeneous group of conditions with variable clinical findings like recurrent respiratory tract infections, bronchiectasis, situs inversus, singly or in various combinations. Development of Pulmonary arterial hypertension can be a late complication of this disease. Here we present a case of PCD with recurrent respiratory tract infections, bronchiectasis and severe PAH, who responded to treatment with Oxygen, IV broad spectrum antibiotics and oral sildenafil. Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bronchiectasis; Cardiotonic Agents; Ciliary Motility Disorders; Digitalis Glycosides; Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary; Male; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Piperazines; Purines; Recurrence; Respiratory Tract Infections; Sildenafil Citrate; Sulfones; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Vasodilator Agents	2011

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A case of primary ciliary dyskinesia with pulmonary arterial hypertension responding to oral sildenafil.

The Journal of the Association of Physicians of India, 2011, Volume: 59

Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is an autosomal recessive heterogeneous group of conditions with variable clinical findings like recurrent respiratory tract infections, bronchiectasis, situs inversus, singly or in various combinations. Development of Pulmonary arterial hypertension can be a late complication of this disease. Here we present a case of PCD with recurrent respiratory tract infections, bronchiectasis and severe PAH, who responded to treatment with Oxygen, IV broad spectrum antibiotics and oral sildenafil.

Topics: Adult; Anti-Bacterial Agents; Bronchiectasis; Cardiotonic Agents; Ciliary Motility Disorders; Digitalis Glycosides; Familial Primary Pulmonary Hypertension; Humans; Hypertension, Pulmonary; Male; Oxygen Inhalation Therapy; Piperazines; Purines; Recurrence; Respiratory Tract Infections; Sildenafil Citrate; Sulfones; Tomography, X-Ray Computed; Treatment Outcome; Vasodilator Agents

2011