Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and affects the skin and nerves. Patients with leprosy having related peripheral neuropathy and involvement of other organs may have cardiac, respiratory dysautonomia and autonomic dysfunctions. There are very few studies regarding anaesthetic management of patients suffering from leprosy. Moreover, very few studies concerning regional anaesthesia in patients with lepromatous leprosy have been reported. In this study, we aim to assess regional anaesthesia management with combined spinal epidural anaesthesia in a patient who had been followed up with a diagnosis of leprosy for a long time and was scheduled for operation because of a femoral neck fracture.
BT - Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation C1 -http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27366553?dopt=Abstract
DO - 10.5152/TJAR.2016.32704 IS - 1 J2 - Turk J Anaesthesiol Reanim LA - eng N2 -Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease that is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and affects the skin and nerves. Patients with leprosy having related peripheral neuropathy and involvement of other organs may have cardiac, respiratory dysautonomia and autonomic dysfunctions. There are very few studies regarding anaesthetic management of patients suffering from leprosy. Moreover, very few studies concerning regional anaesthesia in patients with lepromatous leprosy have been reported. In this study, we aim to assess regional anaesthesia management with combined spinal epidural anaesthesia in a patient who had been followed up with a diagnosis of leprosy for a long time and was scheduled for operation because of a femoral neck fracture.
PY - 2016 SP - 37 EP - 9 T2 - Turkish journal of anaesthesiology and reanimation TI - Regional Anaesthesia Management in a Patient with Leprosy: Rare Case with Rare Application. UR - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4894116/pdf/tard-44-1-37.pdf VL - 44 SN - 2149-0937 ER -