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Anesthesia and Fanconi anemia: a case report and review of literature
Author(s) -
JACOB REBECCA,
VENKATESAN THIRUVENKATARAJAN
Publication year - 2006
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 - 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2006.01885.x
Subject(s) - medicine , fanconi anemia , bone marrow failure , anemia , myeloid leukemia , anesthetic , congenital disorder , genetic disorder , girl , myeloid , pediatrics , haematopoiesis , anesthesia , surgery , dna repair , pathology , stem cell , genetics , gene , disease , biology
Summary Fanconi anemia (FA) is the most frequently reported of the rare inherited bone marrow failure syndromes. It is an autosomal recessive chromosomal instability disorder, which is characterized by congenital abnormalities, defective hemopoiesis and a high risk of developing acute myeloid leukemia and certain solid tumors (1). We report the anesthetic management for a Hickman catheter insertion in a 4.5‐year‐old girl with this condition. Possible anesthetic implications in the presence of FA are discussed.