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Two cases of ruptured duodenal ulcer occurring in patients previously treated with metrazol are described. The theory that there may be a causal relationship between the preceding metrazol therapy and the later gastrointestinal pathology is advanced.
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Moore, C.D., Friedman, S. A note on the occurrence of ruptured duodenal ulcer in two patients previously treated with metrazol. Psych Quar 15, 380–386 (1941). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01563339
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