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A Rare Case of Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy - Anaesthetic Management


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1 A J Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru, India

Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) refers to a genetically heterogenous group of muscular dystrophies that present with weakness mainly involving the shoulder and hip girdles (1).  Most of the complications from anaesthesia in LGMD are secondary to anaesthetic drugs on myocardial and skeletal muscles (2). Use of possible highest standards in perioperative monitoring made the anaesthesia applications safer in this reported case.

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Pseudohypertrophy, Malignant Hyperthermia, Halothane Dip Test.
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  • Mathews KD, Moore SA. Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy. Curr Neurol Neurosci Rep 2003:3:78-85

  • Michael K Urban. Muscle Diseases, Anaesthesia and Uncommon diseases, Chapter 9, 6th Edn, 297-302.


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Authors

S. Dilipkumar
A J Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru, India
Trivikrama Padur Tantry
A J Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru, India
Harish Karanth
A J Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru, India
Karunakara K. Adappa
A J Institute of Medical Sciences, Mangaluru, India

Abstract


Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy (LGMD) refers to a genetically heterogenous group of muscular dystrophies that present with weakness mainly involving the shoulder and hip girdles (1).  Most of the complications from anaesthesia in LGMD are secondary to anaesthetic drugs on myocardial and skeletal muscles (2). Use of possible highest standards in perioperative monitoring made the anaesthesia applications safer in this reported case.

Keywords


Pseudohypertrophy, Malignant Hyperthermia, Halothane Dip Test.

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.18311/isacon-Karnataka%2F2017%2FEP030