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Successful Pregnancy After Combined Liver and Renal Transplantation in a Patient With Acute Intermittent Porphyria [PDF]

Case Reports in Transplantation
Acute intermittent porphyria is a rare inborn disease of porphyrin metabolism which can cause severe abdominal pain attacks and neurological symptoms. Here, we report a patient with a 20-year history of severe chronic manifestations of acute intermittent
Petro E. Petrides, Joachim Andrassy, Markus Guba, Manfred Stangl, Olivia Bronisch, Maria K. Beykirch   +5 more
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Acute intermittent porphyria: a test of clinical acumen

Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives, 2017
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare autosomal dominant hepatic porphyria due to deficiency of hydroxymethylbilane synthase (HMBS), also known as porphobilinogen deaminase leading to accumulation of porphyrin precursors.
Rashmi Dhital, Sijan Basnet, Dilli Ram Poudel, Khema Raj Bhusal   +3 more
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Unmasked acute intermittent porphyria in a patient with COVID-19-associated posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome [PDF]

BMC Neurology
Background Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare but treatable disease. COVID-19 has various possible complications including posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES).
Hideo Handa, Hiroki Masuda, Satoki Hanayama, Amika Kajiyama, Sawako Suzuki, Atsuhiko Sugiyama, Koutaro Yokote, Satoshi Kuwabara   +7 more
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Acute Intermittent Porphyria Presenting with Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome, Reversible Cerebral Vasoconstriction Syndrome and Myocardial Ischemia: A Case Report and Review [PDF]

Psychology Research and Behavior Management
Bin Zhang,1,2 Chunqing Bu,3 Yuying Zhao,4 Zhangyong Xia1,5– 7 1Department of Neurology, Liaocheng People’s Hospital, Liaocheng, Shandong, People’s Republic of China; 2Department of Neurology, Qilu Hospital, Shandong University, Jinan, Shandong, People’s ...
Zhang B, Bu C, Zhao Y, Xia Z
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Reversible Cerebral Vasospasm in Acute Intermittent Porphyria: A Case Report and Review of the Literature

European Journal of Case Reports in Internal Medicine, 2022
The porphyrias are rare inherited diseases of heme biosynthesis which can involve the nervous system. The most common neurological manifestations of acute intermittent porphyria are autonomic visceral neuropathy, peripheral motor neuropathy, and central ...
Attout Hassene, Stephane Guez
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Acute intermittent porphyria exacerbation following in vitro fertilization treatment

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016
Objectives: Assisted reproductive technology is commonly used for women with infertility. We report a case of acute intermittent porphyria associated with in vitro fertilization treatment.
Geok Huey New, Pei-Yang Hsu, Meng-Hsing Wu   +2 more
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Acute Intermittent Porphyria in Childhood Presenting with Hypertensive Emergency and Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome

Journal of Pediatric Critical Care, 2016
Acute intermittent porphyria is an inherited metabolic disease due to deficiency of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase that can affect the autonomic, peripheral and central nervous system.
Rishab Bharadwaj, Pallavi P Dagli, Aasheeta S Shah   +2 more
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Porphyria: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports, 2022
Background Prompt diagnosis of metabolic disorders in a resource-limited country like Nepal is daunting. Acute intermittent porphyria is a rare but common hepatic porphyria mostly seen in females of the reproductive age group.
Sujata Baidya, Pratibha Kandel, Smrity Rajkarnikar, Anuradha Kadel, Apeksha Niraula, Raju Kumar Dubey, Machhindra Lamichhane, Mithileshwer Raut, Aseem Bhattarai, Eans Tara Tuladhar, Vijay Kumar Sharma   +10 more
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Acute intermittent porphyria: A case report [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2021
Introduction. Acute intermittent porphyria is a rare inherited metabolic disorder caused by a decreased level of porphobilinogen deaminase. Subsequent accumulation of by-products in neural elements causes a classic triad of abdominal pain, neurological ...
Vulović Tatjana, Ristanović Aleksandra, Vuković Rade, Veljović Milić   +3 more
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Nonconvulsive status epilepticus secondary to acute porphyria crisis

Epilepsy and Behavior Case Reports, 2019
Both variegate and acute intermittent porphyria can manifest with various neurological symptoms. Although acute symptomatic seizures have been previously described, they are typically tonic–clonic and focal impaired awareness seizures.
Sara Dawit, Shubhang K. Bhatt, Devika M. Das, Andrew R. Pines, Harn J. Shiue, Brent P. Goodman, Joseph F. Drazkowski, Joseph I. Sirven   +7 more
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