Case Report

Fanconi Anaemia, What Anaesthesiologists Should Consider about

10.5152/TJAR.2021.849

  • Arash Tafrishinejad
  • Masoud Nashibi
  • Sogol Asgari
  • Farhad Safari
  • Parisa Sezari
  • Kamran Mottaghi

Received Date: 20.06.2020 Accepted Date: 23.07.2020 Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim 2021;49(5):414-416

Fanconi anaemia (FA) is a rare autosomal recessive inherited disease, which consists of bone marrow failure, skeletal deformities and multi organ nvolvement. Here, we report an emergency surgery on a FA patient with mucormycosis infection of paranasal sinuses. Since there are a few reports about FA, there is no general consensus on anaesthetic considerations so we deal with recommendations that are based on the pathology of FA. Possible difficult air way is the main concern, and low oxygen concentration and avoidance of nitrous oxide are among recommendations.

Keywords: Fanconi anaemia, anaesthetic consideration, emergent surgery, mucormycosis