Sickle cell trait and acute intermittent porphyria leading to small bowel infarction

Journal of the Royal College of Surgeons of Edinburgh

Volumn 44, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 130-131

  Budhoo, M R ^a   Mitchell, S ^a   Roberts, I ^a   Eddlestone, J ^a   MacLennan, I ^a  

^a MANCHESTER ROYAL INFIRMARY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Acute intermittent porphyria; Bowel ischaemia; Sickle cell crisis

Indexed keywords

ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA; ADULT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; HUMAN; INTESTINE INFARCTION; MALE; SICKLE CELL TRAIT; SMALL INTESTINE; SMALL INTESTINE RESECTION;

ADULT; ANEMIA, SICKLE CELL; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FATAL OUTCOME; HUMANS; INFARCTION; INTESTINE, SMALL; MALE; PORPHYRIA, ACUTE INTERMITTENT;

EID: 0032951638     PISSN: 00358835     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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