Upper airway obstruction in neurofibromatosis.
A patient with von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis developed severe upper airway obstruction at the induction of anaesthesia and required emergency cricothyroidotomy. The cause was a neurofibroma at the base of the tongue. Features of von Recklinghausen's neurofibromatosis which may be of importance to the anaesthetist are reviewed.
D000328:Adult; D000402:Airway Obstruction / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D007431:Intraoperative Complications / Q000209:etiology*; D007442:Intubation, Intratracheal; D008297:Male; D009456:Neurofibromatosis 1 / Q000150:complications*; D014062:Tongue Neoplasms / Q000150:complications*