title: [Anesthesia in glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase-deficient patient: case report.].
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Glucose 6-phosphate dehydrogenase (G6PD) deficiency is a relatively common enzymopathy, but there are few publications relating such condition to anesthesia. This report aimed at presenting a case of a G6PD-deficient patient, submitted to Achilles tendon tenotomy under intravenous anesthesia associated to spinal block.
  
  
  METHODS
  Male patient, 9 years old, 48 kg, with G6PD deficiency and peripheral polineuropathy, submitted to Achilles tendon tenotomy under general intravenous anesthesia with midazolam, propofol and fentanyl, associated to spinal block with 0.5% hyperbaric bupivacaine. At surgery completion patient awakened relaxed, without pain or other complaints, had a good evolution and was discharged without intercurrences.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to the evolution of this case, spinal anesthesia with bupivacaine associated to total intravenous anesthesia with propofol has shown to be a safe technique for G6PD-deficient patients.
authors.affiliation: CET, SBA, Instituto Penido Burnier, Centro Médico de Campinas.
authors.forename: Múcio Paranhos de
authors.initials: MP
authors.lastname: Abreu
authors.forename: Carla Cristina Silva
authors.initials: CC
authors.lastname: Freire
authors.forename: Rogério Shiuguetoshi
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Miura