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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2020 Mar 26.
Published in final edited form as: J Clin Immunol. 2019 Mar 26;39(2):216–224. doi: 10.1007/s10875-019-00613-8

Table 2:

Clinical Features of Patients with PCD and PID

PCD
(n=27)
n (%)
PID
(n=32)
n (%)
p-value Sens
(%)
Spec
(%)

4 key clinical features of PCD [3]

Neonatal respiratory distress despite term birth 19 (70) 1 (3) p <0.0001* 70.4 96.9
Daily, year-round wet cough starting before 6 months old 26 (96) 3 (9) p <0.0001* 96.2 90.6
Daily, year-round nasal congestion starting before 6 months old 25 (93) 3 (9)  p < 0.0001* 92.6 90.6
Any organ laterality defect 18 (67) 1 (3) p< 0.0001* 66.6 96.1

Daily, year-round wet cough AND daily, year round nasal congestion     24      3   p < 0.0001* 88.9 90.6
Neonatal respiratory distress AND any organ laterality defect     13      0  p< 0.0001* 48.1 100

1 key PCD clinical feature    27 (100)      8 (25)  p< 0.0001*

≥ 2 key PCD clinical features    27 (100)    5 (16)   p < 0.0001*

Other Clinical Features in Adults With PCD [40]

Bronchiectasis on CT chest 14 (88)
(n=16)
8 (38)
(n=21)
 p = 0.003 *

Pansinusitis on CT sinus 8 (57)
(n=14)
5 (42)
(n=12)
p = 0.7

Neonatal respiratory distress defined as need for supplemental oxygen or positive pressure support for more than 24 hours, despite term birth

*

Statistically significant value using Fisher exact test

Abbreviations- PCD: Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia; PID: primary immunodeficiency; sens: sensitivity; spec: specificity; CT: computed tomography