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Anaesthetic management of a child with stone man syndrome: Look before you leap!

Jun 1, 2017535 views

Stone Man syndrome or fibrodysplasia ossificans progressiva (FOP) is an extremely rare (1 in 2 million) genetic disorder characterised by ectopic ossification of the skeletal and connective tissues leading to progressive fusion of axial and appendicular skeleton. Surgery and anaesthesia-induced trauma can lead to disease flare-up if due precautions are not taken and disable the patient further. However, rarity of the disease may lead to its common misdiagnosis and anaesthesiologist may be caught unaware. We describe the successful anaesthetic management of an 11-year-old child with FOP and anticipated difficult airway...

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