Anesthesia for fucosidosis

  • Paediatr Anaesth. 2007 Oct;17(10):994-7. doi: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02269.x.
Claude Abdallah  1 ,  Raafat Hannallah ,  Willis McGill
Affiliations
  • 1. Division of Anesthesia and Pain Medicine, Children's National Medical Center, Washington, DC 20010, USA. [email protected]
PMID: 17767638 DOI: 10.1111/j.1460-9592.2007.02269.x
Abstract

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.