[Coexistence of acute intermittent porphyria and Crohn's disease].

Wiad Lek

Kliniki Chorób Wewnetrznych Wojskowego Szpitala Klinicznego, Bydgoszczy.

Published: May 1993

A very rare coexistence is described of acute intermittent porphyria and Crohn's disease in a 46-year-old woman. The diagnosis was made on the basis of the overall clinical picture confirmed by laboratory tests (porphyria) and histopathological examination (Crohn's disease).

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