1. Anesthesia management of pediatric dentistry patients with cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome: a case report.
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Gonnella GL, Giuri PP, Zanfini BA, Biancone M, Frassanito L, Olivieri C, and Draisci G
- Subjects
- Adolescent, Child, Facies, Failure to Thrive, Female, Heart Defects, Congenital, Humans, Pediatric Dentistry, Anesthesia, Ectodermal Dysplasia complications
- Abstract
Cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome is a rare syndrome characterized by particular craniofacial features, cardiac abnormalities, and multiple organ diseases. Patients present with pulmonary stenosis, hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, short neck, micrognathia, laryngomalacia, and tracheomalacia. These conditions may strongly influence patient perioperative outcomes. We describe a 15-year-old child with cardiofaciocutaneous syndrome presenting for a dentistry procedure. She had an uneventful perioperative and postoperative course except for difficult airway management., (Copyright © 2021 Sociedade Brasileira de Anestesiologia. Published by Elsevier Editora Ltda. All rights reserved.)
- Published
- 2021
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