title: Anaesthetic significance and management of a child with neonatal purpura fulminans.
abstract: Protein C deficiency is a rare autosomal-dominant disorder of varying severity. Patients with homozygous and compound heterozygous protein C deficiency present with neonatal purpura fulminans (NPF). Other presentations usually include disseminated intravascular coagulation and venous thromboembolism. This disorder usually poses a unique anaesthetic challenge to the anaesthesiologist, requiring special precautions to prevent various intra- and post-operative complications. We hereby report the successful anaesthetic management of a 1-month-old infant who presented with NPF.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia and Critical Care, St. Stephen's Hospital, Delhi, India.
authors.forename: Akhilesh Kumar
authors.initials: AK
authors.lastname: Tiwari
authors.forename: Gaurav Singh
authors.initials: GS
authors.lastname: Tomar
authors.forename: Swapnil
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Tayal
authors.forename: Madhur
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Chadha
authors.forename: Mukul
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Kapoor