Anesthetic Management of Gaucher Disease

Abstract

Gaucher, the most common form of lysosomal storage diseases, is caused by an inherited deficiency of the beta-glucocerebrosidase enzyme. Gaucher disease may present a challenge to the anesthesiologist because of abnormal coagulation and multiorgan disease in obstetric situations. These factors may affect choice of anesthesia type. We aimed to report the diverse anesthetic management of Gaucher Disease depending on patient\'s characteristics in two different cases.

Keywords

• Gaucher, anesthesia, obstetric, thrombocytopenia

Anesthetic Management of Gaucher Disease

Öz

Gaucher, lizozomal depo hastalıklarının en sık görülen formu olup, kalıtsal beta glukoserebrozidaz enzim eksikliği nedeni ile oluşur. Gaucher hastalığı, obstetrik durumlarda anormal koagülasyon ve çoklu organ tutulumu nedeniyle anestezistler için zorluk oluşturur. Bu faktörler anestezi türünün seçimini etkileyebilir. Bu olgu sunumunda iki olguda Gaucher hastalığında hastaların özelliklerine göre değişebilen farklı anestezik yaklaşımların bildirilmesini amaçladık

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Gaucher, anestezi, obstetrik, trombositopeni

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