Anesthetic management of a patient with celiac disease.

Abstract

A 22-year-old female with an extensive medical and surgical history that included mental retardation presented for dental treatment under conscious sedation at a special needs clinic. The patient's history revealed a delayed diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) that resulted in growth retardation with poor muscle development. Because of the patient's delayed diagnosis of CD and history of difficult airway management, special considerations were necessary for proper anesthesia administration.

• Authors: Sean G Boynes, Paul A Moore, Craig J Shepherd, C Richard Bennett
• Journal: Oral surgery, oral medicine, oral pathology, oral radiology, and endodontics (Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod) Vol. 99 Issue 2 Pg. E8-E10 (Feb 2005) ISSN: 1079-2104 [Print] United States
• PMID: 15660078 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)

Topics

• Adult
• Celiac Disease (complications, physiopathology)
• Conscious Sedation (methods)
• Dental Care for Disabled (methods)
• Female
• Humans
• Intellectual Disability (complications)