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Case Reports
. 1976 May 29;50(23):898-9.

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

I Blum, A Atsmon
  • PMID: 935983
Case Reports

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

I Blum et al. S Afr Med J. .

Abstract

DL-Propranolol was shown to reduce the elevated urinary excretion of porphyrins and their precursors in a patient with variegate porphyria and to improve the patient's symptoms during attacks of the disease.

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