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Case Reports
. 1987 May;146(3):305-8.
doi: 10.1007/BF00716482.

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

I Srugo, E Said, S Korman, M Jaffe
Case Reports

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

I Srugo et al. Eur J Pediatr. 1987 May.

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.

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