Rhabdomyolysis in association with Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy
- 1 June 1999
- journal article
- case report
- Published by Springer Nature in Canadian Journal of Anesthesia/Journal canadien d'anesthésie
- Vol. 46 (6) , 564-566
- https://doi.org/10.1007/bf03013547
Abstract
To present a case of rhabdomyolysis which developed in a child with a known history of Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy, following an anesthetic which included sevoflurane. An 11 yr old boy with a known history of Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy underwent anesthesia for strabismus repair. The anesthetic consisted of sevoflurane and nitrous oxide without the use of a muscle relaxant. His postoperative course was complicated by a complaint of heel pain and the development of myoglobinuria. He was treated with dantrolene sodium and discharged home after two days, without further complication. Sevoflurane anesthesia has not been shown previously to be associated with the development of acute rhabdomyolysis in a child with a history of Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy. As with halothane and isoflurane, the continued use of sevoflurane in the presence of Duchenne’s muscular dystrophy should be questioned. Présenter le cas d’un enfant aux antécédents de myopathie de Duchenne, chez qui s’est développée une rhabdomyolyse à la suite d’une anesthésie comprenant du sévoflurane. Un garçon de 11 ans aux antécédents de myopathie de Duchenne a reçu une anesthésie pour la réparation d’un strabisme. Les anesthésiques comprenaient du sévoflurane et du protoxyde d’azote sans myorelaxant. Des complications postopératoires sont survenues: talalgie et myoglobinurie. Lenfant a été traité avec du dantrolène et il a quitté l’hôpital deux jours après sans avoir présenté d’autres complications. L’anesthésie au sévoflurane n’a jamais été associée au développement d’une rhabdomyolyse aiguë chez un enfant souffrant de myopathie de Duchenne. Comme dans le cas de l’halothane et de l’isoflurane, l’utilisation continue de sévoflurane chez un patient atteint de myopathie de Duchenne devrait être remise en question.Keywords
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