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Recurrent inspiratory stridor in a case of psoriasis due to post operative laryngospasm after Hemarrhoidectomy

Ponnambala Namasivayam, Sivaraj Arivazhagan, Ravi Praneeth

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46 year old adult male , a case of chronic plaque psoriasis presented with grade III hemarrhoids and was posted for hemarrhoidectomy .Endotracheal general anaesthesia was preferred to central neuraxial blockade in this case and  the course of surgery was uneventful .Patient was extubated at the end of the procedure. Laryngeal edema with recurrent laryngospasm was encountered in the post-operative period after tracheal extubation, which was successfully managed. Conduct of general anaesthesia for hemarrhoidectomy  in this case has been elaborated . Laryngospasm - its cause , risk factors , modes of prevention , diagnosis and management have been reviewed . Anaesthetic implications in a case of psoriasis have been discussed .


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