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- Title
Anaesthetic significance and management of a child with neonatal purpura fulminans.
- Authors
Tiwari, Akhilesh Kumar; Tomar, Gaurav Singh; Tayal, Swapnil; Chadha, Madhur; Kapoor, Col. Mukul
- 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.
- Subjects
NEONATAL diseases; PURPURA (Pathology) treatment; ANESTHETICS; PROTEIN C deficiency; THROMBOEMBOLISM; DISEASE management
- Publication
Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2012, Vol 56, Issue 3, p283
- ISSN
0019-5049
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4103/0019-5049.98778