Anesthesia Management of a Child with Osteopetrosis

Anesth Essays Res. 2017 Jul-Sep;11(3):797-801. doi: 10.4103/0259-1162.194554.

Abstract

Osteopetrosis is a rare genetic disorder of osteoclast dysfunction leading to anatomical and physiological disorders. We present the anesthesia management for the femur fracture of a 4-year-old girl with malignant infantile type of osteopetrosis. She had a ventriculoperitoneal shunt, impaired motion, visual disturbance, growth failure, facial deformity, heart murmur of moderate tricuspid regurgitation, and left ventricular heart failure, with splenomegaly and severe anemia.

Keywords: Airway management; bone fracture; osteopetrosis.

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  • Case Reports