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Acute intermittent porphyria--an unusual cause of "surgical" abdomen. Response to propranolol therapy.

Abstract

We report a case of Acute Intermittent Porphyria which presented with acute abdominal distress, autonomic dysfunction and laboratory abnormalities. The treatment is discussed with special emphasis on the effect of large doses of Propranolol.

Entities: Chemical Disease

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Propranolol

Year: 1987 PMID： 3595653 DOI： 10.1007/bf00716482

Source DB: PubMed Journal: Eur J Pediatr ISSN： 0340-6199 Impact factor: 3.183

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Acute intermittent porphyria--an unusual cause of "surgical" abdomen. Response to propranolol therapy.

1. ON THE NATURE OF THE PERIPHERAL NERVE LESIONS ASSOCIATED WITH ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA.

2. Catecholamine uptake, accumulation, and release in acute porphyria.

3. Reduction of porphyrin excretion in porphyria variegata by propranolol. A case report.

Review 4. Acute intermittent porphyria. A clinical and biochemical study of 46 patients.

5. Effect of ethanol on liver delta-aminolaevulinate synthetase activity and urinary porphyrin excretion in symptomatic porphyria.

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