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Anaesthesia in a child with Sotos syndrome
Author(s) -
Adhami Eftim J.,
CancioBabu Consolacion V.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
pediatric anesthesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.704
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1460-9592
pISSN - 1155-5645
DOI - 10.1046/j.1460-9592.2003.01158.x
Subject(s) - sotos syndrome , medicine , hypotonia , propofol , pediatrics , inguinal hernia , anesthesia , surgery , hernia
Summary Sotos syndrome is a rare condition characterized by typical facies, early accelerated growth, large body size, developmental delay and congenital heart defects. Reports of anaesthetic management of these children are very rare. We report a case of general anaesthesia in a 2½‐year‐old boy with this condition, undergoing inguinal hernia repair. The child had a marked developmental delay, hypotonia and mitral regurgitation. The key points in the management of anaesthesia in Sotos syndrome are discussed.