The most important measures after a diagnosis of chloroquine poisoning are immediate intubation so that diazepam (1 mg/kg) can be administered intravenously as specific antidote without danger of severe respiratory failure.

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Mediterranean fever should be considered in cases of repeated periods of abdominal or chest pain and fever in patients with typical ethnographical background. An early diagnosis and therapy may shorten the course of the disease and prevent unnecessary surgery, prolonged periods of hospitalization, a personality structure fixed on chronic pain, and the development of amyloidosis.

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