Anesthesia for fucosidosis.
Fucosidosis is an extremely rare, autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease, characterized by a deficiency of the lysosomal hydrolase alpha fucosidase. We report a case of a 6-year-old child, diagnosed with fucosidosis type 2, who presented for dental rehabilitation under general anesthesia. Anesthesia was uneventful. Features of fucosidosis are discussed.
Abdallah
Claude
C
Division of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA. cabdalla@cnmc.org
Hannallah
Raafat
R
McGill
Willis
W
D000768:Anesthesia, General; D000769:Anesthesia, Inhalation; D002648:Child; D005645:Fucosidosis; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009057:Stomatognathic Diseases