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J Intern Med
; 234(6): 611-3, 1993 Dec.
Artigo
em Inglês
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-8258754
RESUMO
We report on a patient with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) who, during treatment with hypertonic glucose, developed peripheral neuropathy. Once haeme-arginate was started, the progression of the neuropathy was attenuated. This suggests that hypertonic glucose may be inadequate in preventing the development of neuropathy in a patient with porphyria. However, haeme-arginate, if started early, can attenuate the progression of porphyric neuropathy.