title: Anaesthetic considerations of adults with Morquio's syndrome - a case report.
abstract: BACKGROUND
  The anaesthetic management of patients with Morquio syndrome is complicated by a number of factors including odontoid hypoplasia, atlantoaxial instability, thoracic kyphosis, and deposition of mucopolysaccharides in the soft tissue of the oropharnyx.
  
  
  METHODS
  Herein we describe the anaesthetic considerations and management of a 26 year old adult with Morquio syndrome, who presented for an elective hip replacement.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  This report details an awake fiberoptic intubation in an adult with Morquio syndrome. We recommend that this approach be considered in patients with Morquio syndrome undergoing general anaesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, Adelaide and Meath National Children Hospital Dublin, Dublin, Ireland. annemmclaughlin@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Anne Marie
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: McLaughlin
authors.forename: Muhammad
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Farooq
authors.forename: Maria B
authors.initials: MB
authors.lastname: Donnelly
authors.forename: Kieran
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Foley