Paralytic ileus and liver failure--an unusual presentation of advanced erythropoietic protoporphyria

Dig Dis Sci. 2009 Feb;54(2):411-5. doi: 10.1007/s10620-008-0610-6. Epub 2008 Nov 14.

Authors

Simone Negrini¹, Gabriele Zoppoli, Maurizio Setti, Maria Domenica Cappellini, Francesco Indiveri

Affiliation

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, University of Genoa, V.le Benedetto XV, 6, 16132, Genoa, Italy. [email protected]

PMID: 19009347
DOI: 10.1007/s10620-008-0610-6

No abstract available

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Anion Exchange Resins / therapeutic use
Charcoal / therapeutic use
Cholagogues and Choleretics / therapeutic use
Cholestyramine Resin / therapeutic use
Hemin / therapeutic use
Humans
Intestinal Pseudo-Obstruction / etiology*
Liver Failure / etiology*
Liver Function Tests
Male
Middle Aged
Plasma Exchange
Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic / complications*
Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic / diagnosis
Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic / therapy
Ursodeoxycholic Acid / therapeutic use

Substances

Anion Exchange Resins
Cholagogues and Choleretics
Cholestyramine Resin
Charcoal
Ursodeoxycholic Acid
Hemin