title: Intermittent unexplained abdominal pain: is it porphyria?
authors.affiliation: Liver Center and Division of Gastroenterology/Hepatology, Department of Medicine, University of Alabama at Birmingham, Birmingham, Alabama 35294-0005, USA. jbloomer@uab.edu
authors.forename: Joseph R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Bloomer
authors.forename: Brendan M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: McGuire
mesh_terms: D015746:Abdominal Pain / Q000209:etiology*; D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000652:urine; D000890:Anti-Infective Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002927:Cimetidine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D004038:Diet, Reducing / Q000009:adverse effects; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000627:therapeutic use; D005260:Female; D006418:Heme / Q000378:metabolism; D006427:Hemin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D008099:Liver / Q000378:metabolism; D016031:Liver Transplantation; D011162:Porphobilinogen / Q000652:urine; D017094:Porphyrias, Hepatic / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy*; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014295:Trimethoprim / Q000627:therapeutic use; D014552:Urinary Tract Infections / Q000188:drug therapy
chemical_list: D000890:Anti-Infective Agents; D003276:Contraceptives, Oral; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D006418:Heme; D006427:Hemin; D011162:Porphobilinogen; D002927:Cimetidine; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid; D014295:Trimethoprim; D013420:Sulfamethoxazole