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Features of a high-resolution computed tomography scan of the chest of this child. (A,B) It showed dilatation of the trachea in the right lower lobe bronchus. (C) It revealed airway mucus obstruction.
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The HRCT revealed multiple dilations and mucus plugs in the right lower lobe bronchus (Figures 1A-C).
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Ultrastructure of respiratory cilia in this child. (A-C) It showed normal ciliary ultrastructure: cross-section of cilia showing 9 + 2 doublet microtubule.
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Electron microscopy of bronchial biopsy showed mild inflammatory changes in cilia, without typical ultrastructural pathological changes of PCD (Figures 2A-C).
Timeline of clinical events, diagnostics, and treatments of the patient.
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Figure 3 showed timeline of clinical events, diagnostics, and treatments of the patient.