title: Anesthesia in a child with pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency: a case report.
abstract: We report a case in a pediatric patient with pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency who presented for a left foot tendon transfer with an Achilles tendon lengthening secondary to left ankle equinus. The pathophysiology of pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency is discussed as well as anesthetic management in patients with pyruvate dehydrogenase deficiency.
authors.affiliation: Division of Pediatric Anesthesia, Blair E Batson Children's Hospital, University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson, Mississippi, USA. debra_a_gilmore@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Debra A
authors.initials: DA
authors.lastname: Gilmore
authors.forename: James
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Mayhew
mesh_terms: D000758:Anesthesia / Q000379:methods*; D002648:Child; D006801:Humans; D007430:Intraoperative Care; D008297:Male; D015325:Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Complex Deficiency Disease