Pathological case of the month: Desbuquois syndrome

Use of CobraPLA for airway management in a neonate with Desbuquois syndrome. Case report and anesthetic implications

We present the anesthetic management of an infant with Desbuquois syndrome (a rare form of micromelic dwarfism) with a possible difficult airway. The anesthetic implications of this syndrome are presented. The airway was managed with a new supraglottic device - the CobraPLA. Although intubation through this device was not possible in this instance, CobraPLA provided a satisfactory supraglottic airway. It was easy to insert and provided satisfactory conditions for positive pressure ventilation. The CobraPLA provides another option for airway management.

Desbuquois syndrome: clinical and radiological report of the first two Chinese cases from a consanguineous family

Two siblings from China have been observed with severe short stature of prenatal onset and developmental delay. The radiographic features were characteristic of Desbuquois syndrome. The association of a genetic skeletal dysplasia and developmental delay is a relatively rare combination, although this syndrome is readily diagnosable from its distinctive radiographic features.