Anaesthesia for a child with centronuclear myopathy.
Centronuclear myopathy (CNM) is an inherited condition involving most muscle fibres in all the body mass, first described in 1966, which has a varying spectrum of presentations. Until recently it had not been associated with an increased risk of malignant hyperpyrexia. A seven-year-old male with CNM was admitted to our hospital for elective surgery. High dose propofol anaesthesia was used, supplemented with N2O/O2 from a new anaesthesia machine. The operation was successful with uncomplicated anaesthesia and recovery.
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D002648:Child; D003456:Cryptorchidism / Q000150:complications / Q000601:surgery; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008305:Malignant Hyperthermia / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D009135:Muscular Diseases / Q000150:complications / Q000235:genetics*; D015742:Propofol; D012307:Risk Factors
D018686:Anesthetics, Intravenous; D015742:Propofol