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Opiate dependence in acute intermittent porphyria
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 13 June 2014
Abstract
Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP) is often accompanied by psychiatric disturbance. Despite routine use of opiate analgesia in the treatment of the acute illness, only one case of dependence is described in the literature. We report a further case where dependence on morphine complicated the assessment and management of a woman with AIP who had been admitted to psychiatric hospital following the death of her child. Clinical implications are discussed.
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