Fanconi's anaemia and anaesthesia : syndromic vignettes in anaesthesia

Extracted from text ... SYNDROMIC VIGNETTES IN ANAESTHESIA Southern African Journal of Anaesthesia & Analgesia - July 2004 9 Figure 2: Radiograph of her forearms showing absent left thumb and radial hypoplasia. Fanconi's anaemia and anaesthesia Case presentation A 5-year old girl was referred for ligation of her patent ductus arteriosus. This was her first admission to hospital. According to her mother she had been previously healthy and had reached all her milestones at the appropriate ages. She was small in stature and weighed 13kg placing her on the 3rd centile of her physical growth chart. Her most striking physical feature was the ..