Congenital insensitivity to pain with anhydrosis: report of a family case

Autor: Smael Labib, Mohamed Adnane Berdai, Sanae abourazzak, Mustapha Hida, Mustapha Harandou
Jazyk: English<br />French
Rok vydání: 2011
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Zdroj: The Pan African Medical Journal, Vol 9, Iss 33 (2011)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 1937-8688
DOI: 10.11604/pamj.2011.9.33.856
Popis: 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.
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