Sickle cell trait and acute intermittent porphyria leading to small bowel infarction.
Sickle cell trait patients rarely have crises. A case of co-morbidity with acute intermittent porphyria is described in which trans-mural infarction of the distal ileum secondary to red cell sickling resulted in a fatal outcome.
Budhoo
M R
MR
Department of General and Colorectal Surgery, Manchester Royal Infirmary, U.K.
Mitchell
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Eddlestone
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MacLennan
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D000328:Adult; D000755:Anemia, Sickle Cell / Q000150:complications*; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006801:Humans; D007238:Infarction / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000601:surgery; D007421:Intestine, Small / Q000098:blood supply*; D008297:Male; D017118:Porphyria, Acute Intermittent / Q000150:complications*