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Anesthetic management of a patient with celiac disease.

Boynes SG, Moore PA, Shepherd CJ, Bennett CR

A 22-year-old female with an extensive medical and surgical history that included mental retardation presented for dental treatment under conscious sedation at a special needs clinic. The patient's history revealed a delayed diagnosis of celiac disease (CD) that resulted in growth retardation with poor muscle development. Because of the patient's delayed diagnosis of CD and history of difficult airway management, special considerations were necessary for proper anesthesia administration.

Published 20 January 2005 in Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol Endod, 99(2): E8-E10.
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