Today’s featured artist is Crissi Brooks with her submission titled “PCD Awareness 2023”.
“Primary ciliary dyskinesia (PCD) is a genetically heterogeneous, rare lung disease causing chronic oto-sino-pulmonary disease and irreversible lung damage that may progress to respiratory failure. Recently, significant progress has been made in PCD diagnosis, yet few physicians outside of highly experienced PCD centers are skilled in recognizing the characteristic clinical phenotype and interpreting diagnostic tests. Patients often receive false-positive or false-negative PCD diagnoses, as physicians are unaware of the pitfalls commonly encountered with ciliary electron microscopy, PCD molecular genetic panels, ciliary motility studies, and nasal nitric oxide testing. Furthermore, PCD is often missed when respiratory symptoms are present in patients with other complex diseases involving cilia, such as heterotaxy and various genetic syndromes.” ~ Diagnosis, monitoring, and treatment of primary ciliary dyskinesia: PCD foundation consensus recommendations based on state of the art review - Adam J. Shapiro MD, Maimoona A. Zariwala PhD, Thomas Ferkol MD, Stephanie D. Davis MD, Scott D. Sagel MD, PhD, Sharon D. Dell MD, Margaret Rosenfeld MD, Kenneth N. Olivier MD, Carlos Milla MD, Sam J. Daniel MD, Adam J. Kimple MD, Michele Manion, Michael R. Knowles MD, Margaret W. Leigh MD, for the Genetic Disorders of Mucociliary Clearance Consortium
The PCD Artist Project is a collaborative effort by artist to raise awareness for PCD or primary ciliary dyskinesia and support the PCD Smiles program. Each artist who submitted art work to the project either has PCD or has a PCD friend or family member.
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