Article
Alcoholic beverages in acute porphyria.
Journal of studies on alcohol - 1 May 1992
Thunell S, Floderus Y, Henrichson A, Moore M R, Meissner P, Sinclair J
Abstract excerpt
Alcohol consumption habits and the clinical consequences of intake of alcoholic beverages were examined in 254 individuals with a diagnosis of acute intermittent porphyria or variegate porphyria, using a questionnaire. The study failed to demonstrate a connection between the amount of ethanol consumed, or the frequency of ingestion, and the development of symptoms of acute porphyria, other than in extreme...
Topics
- Acute Disease
- Alcoholic Beverages
- Aminolevulinic Acid
- Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
- Genetic Carrier Screening
- Humans
- Phenotype
- Porphobilinogen
- Porphyrias
- Risk Factors