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- A man had completely immotile sperm, with electron microscopy revealing missing central tubules in the sperm tails.
- The structure of the sperm tails was otherwise normal, showing intact peripheral tubules and other components.
- The diagnosis was immotile cilia syndrome with a 9 + 0 tubular pattern, but there were no associated conditions like recurrent airway infections or situs inversus.
Article Abstract
A man presented with 100% immotile spermatozoa. Transmission electron microscopy showed the absence of both central tubules in all sperm tails; the nine peripheral tubules, dynein arms, radial spokes and other structures of the sperm tail were normal. Immotile cilia syndrome of the 9 + 0 tubular pattern was diagnosed. Other anomalies frequently associated with immotile cilia syndrome, such as recurrent airway infections, bronchiectases and situs inversus (Kartagener's syndrome), were not present in this case.
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