Anaesthetic management of a patient with homocystinuria
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|Nov 2010Abstract
Homocystinuria is an autosomal recessive disease with multiple systemic involvement. Extracapsular extraction of lens is the most commonly performed elective ocular procedure for homocystinuric children. These children present with particular anaesthetic concerns during surgery. Here we report a case of a 14 year old boy with homocystinuria posted for extracapsular lens extraction under general anaesthesia. Precautions were taken perioperatively to prevent the various complications associated with this condition for a favourable perioperative outcome.
Key words: homocystinuria; thromboembolism; hypoglycemia; general anaesthesia; homocysteine metabolism.
DOI: 10.4038/slja.v18i2.1463
Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology 18(2): 84-86 (2010)
Key words: homocystinuria; thromboembolism; hypoglycemia; general anaesthesia; homocysteine metabolism.
DOI: 10.4038/slja.v18i2.1463
Sri Lankan Journal of Anaesthesiology 18(2): 84-86 (2010)
DOI: https://doi.org/10.4038/slja.v18i2.1463 | Journal eISSN: 2279-1965
Language: English
Page range: 84 - 86
Published on: Nov 29, 2010
Published by: College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
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© 2010 Vandana Abhijit Gogate, Kusha Nag, Dr Kedareshwar, CS Sanikop, Naveen Singh, published by College of Anaesthesiologists of Sri Lanka
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