Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Adult
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Anemia, Sickle Cell / complications*
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Diagnosis, Differential
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Fatal Outcome
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Humans
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Infarction* / diagnosis
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Infarction* / surgery
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Intestine, Small / blood supply*
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Male
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Porphyria, Acute Intermittent / complications*