1.
Pan Afr Med J
; 9: 33, 2011.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22355435
RESUMO
Congenital Insensitivity to pain with anhydrosis (CIPA) is a rare inherited disease. It is classified as hereditary sensory and autonomic neuropathy type IV. Pain insensitivity and autonomic deficits are present, but touch and pressure sensitivity are unimpaired. Mental retardation is usually present. We report a family case of a 5 years old girl and 2 years old boy with congenital insensitivity to pain, while discussing the clinical features and the anesthetic strategy of such patients. Patients with Congenital Insensitivity to Pain with anhydrosis may undergo surgery because of susceptibility to trauma due to absence of pain. The clinical features may intrinsically possess anesthetic challenges.
Assuntos
Neuropatias Hereditárias Sensoriais e Autônomas/genética , Automutilação/etiologia , Anestesia/efeitos adversos , Anestésicos/administração & dosagem , Anestésicos/efeitos adversos , Anestésicos/farmacocinética , Pré-Escolar , Diarreia/etiologia , Feminino , Humanos , Hipo-Hidrose/etiologia , Masculino , Hipertermia Maligna/etiologia , Hipertermia Maligna/prevenção & controle , Protetores Bucais , Insensibilidade Congênita à Dor/etiologia , Psicoterapia , Receptor trkA/deficiência , Receptor trkA/genética , Irmãos
2.
Pan Afr Med J
; 11: 36, 2012.
Artigo
em Francês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-22514770