La Discinesia Ciliar Primaria se caracteriza por alteraciones estructurales y de la motilidad de los cilios, se estudiaron dos hermanas que presentaban historia de infecciones respiratorias crónicas durante su infancia. Ambas pacientes tenían situs inversus, sinusitis crónica y bronquiectasias. En ambos casos se realizar estudios radiológicos que confirmaron la presencia del Síndrome de Kartagener.

Palabras clave: Discinesia Ciliar Primaria, Síndrome de Kartagener, Bronquiectasias, sinusitis crónica.

Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia is characterized by structural and motility abnormalities of cilia, two sisters who had history of chronic respiratory infections during childhood were studied. Both patients had situs inversus, chronic sinusitis and bronchiectasis. In both cases was performed radiological studies that confirmed the presence of Kartagener syndrome.

Key words: Primary Ciliary Dyskinesia, Kartagener Syndrome, Bronchiectasis, chronic sinusitis.