title: Induction of anaesthesia with ketamine during an acute crisis of hereditary coproporphyria.
abstract: An appendectomy operation was undertaken in a 29-year-old patient with signs of an acute crisis of hereditary coproporphyria. Anaesthetic induction with ketamine 75 mg IV was uneventful. The safety of ketamine in patients with coproporphyria is discussed.
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000771:Anesthesia, Intravenous; D001062:Appendectomy; D003306:Coproporphyrins / Q000378:metabolism; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007649:Ketamine; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000235:genetics*
chemical_list: D003306:Coproporphyrins; D007649:Ketamine