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trimethoprim and Porphyrias

trimethoprim has been researched along with Porphyrias in 1 studies

Trimethoprim: A pyrimidine inhibitor of dihydrofolate reductase, it is an antibacterial related to PYRIMETHAMINE. It is potentiated by SULFONAMIDES and the TRIMETHOPRIM, SULFAMETHOXAZOLE DRUG COMBINATION is the form most often used. It is sometimes used alone as an antimalarial. TRIMETHOPRIM RESISTANCE has been reported.
trimethoprim : An aminopyrimidine antibiotic whose structure consists of pyrimidine 2,4-diamine and 1,2,3-trimethoxybenzene moieties linked by a methylene bridge.

Porphyrias: A diverse group of metabolic diseases characterized by errors in the biosynthetic pathway of HEME in the LIVER, the BONE MARROW, or both. They are classified by the deficiency of specific enzymes, the tissue site of enzyme defect, or the clinical features that include neurological (acute) or cutaneous (skin lesions). Porphyrias can be hereditary or acquired as a result of toxicity to the hepatic or erythropoietic marrow tissues.

Research Excerpts

ExcerptRelevanceReference
"The porphyrias are a group of diseases which may be complicated by acute neurological crises having serious morbidity and a high rate of mortality."1.27Otolaryngologic complications of acute porphyria. ( Hockman, M; Kallenbach, J; Lewis, M; Zaltzman, M; Zwi, S, 1983)

Research

Studies (1)

TimeframeStudies, this research(%)All Research%
pre-19901 (100.00)18.7374
1990's0 (0.00)18.2507
2000's0 (0.00)29.6817
2010's0 (0.00)24.3611
2020's0 (0.00)2.80

Authors

AuthorsStudies
Lewis, M1
Kallenbach, J1
Hockman, M1
Zaltzman, M1
Zwi, S1

Other Studies

1 other study available for trimethoprim and Porphyrias

ArticleYear
Otolaryngologic complications of acute porphyria.
    The Laryngoscope, 1983, Volume: 93, Issue:4

    Topics: Acute Disease; Adult; Drug Combinations; Female; Humans; Pneumonia, Aspiration; Porphyrias; Quadripl

1983