Anaesthetic management of a child with cystinosis

Publication date: Available online 20 February 2017 Source:Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia Author(s): Shilpi Verma, Vandana Sharma, Pradeep K. Bhatia, Nikhil Kothari Cystinosis is a lysosomal storage disorder which is characterized by abnormal accumulation of amino acid cysteine. Cystinosis affects various tissues of the body and has several anesthetic implications. We discuss successful management of a 5years old child with infantile nephropathic cystinosis and Fanconi‘s syndrome who underwent osteotomy for rickets.
Source: Egyptian Journal of Anaesthesia - Category: Anesthesiology Source Type: research