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Acute Hepatic Porphyrias: Review and Recent Progress. [PDF]

, 2019
The acute hepatic porphyrias (AHPs) are a group of four inherited diseases of heme biosynthesis that present with episodic, acute neurovisceral symptoms.
Andant, Anderson, Andersson, Badawy, Balwani, Bissell, Bissell, Bloomer, Bonkovsky, Bonkovsky, Bonkovsky, Bonkovsky, Bonkowsky, Bonkowsky, Bonkowsky, Bylesjo, Chen, D’Avola, Ferrer, Glueck, Handschin, Jeans, Lambrecht, Lane, Marsden, McGuire, Pallet, Sardh, Sardh, Shen, Singal, Stein, Stewart, Tchernitchko, Wahlin, Watson, Watson, Willandt, Wu, Yarra, Yasuda   +40 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 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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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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Evaluation of a commercially available rapid urinary porphobilinogen test [PDF]

, 2011
Background: Demonstration of substantially increased urinary excretion of porphobilinogen is the cornerstone of diagnosing acute porphyria crisis. Because porphobilinogen testing is not implemented on clinical chemistry analysers, respective analyses are
Buttery JE, Deacon AC, Mauzerall D, Pierach CA, Schreiber WE   +4 more
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Urinary porphyrin excretion in hepatitis C infection [PDF]

, 1999
A high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in porphyria cutanea tarda in some populations suggests a close link between viral hepatitis and alteration of porphyrin metabolism.
Jacob, Karl, Vogeser, Michael, Zachoval, Reinhart   +2 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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Porphyrias associated with malignant tumors: Results of treatment with ionizing irradiation [PDF]

, 2001
Background: Porphyrin metabolism disorders, known as porphyria, represent inherited or acquired diseases. The development of porphyria due to light sensibility occurs especially with exposure to wavelengths in the range of 300-700 nm.
Dühmke, Eckhart, Panzer, M., Schaffer, Moshe, Schaffer, Pamela Manuela, Wilkowski, R.   +4 more
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Acute Intermittent Porphyria: Flaccid Quadriplegia and Encephalopathy due to Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome (PRES) [PDF]

Liaquat National Journal of Primary Care
A deficiency of the enzyme HMB Hydroxymethylbilane synthase function, also known as porphobilinogen deaminase, leads to the emergence of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). AIP is an uncommon form of hepatic porphyria inherited in an autosomal dominant
Saba Zaidi, Ayesha Abdul Samad, Ayesha Jaka   +2 more
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Acute Intermittent Porphyria: Pathophysiology and Treatment [PDF]

, 1984
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Anderson, Badawy, Battersby, Berman, Bickers, Bonkowsky, Bonkowsky, Bonkowsky, Bonkowsky, Bonkowsky, Bottomley, Cavanagh, Cowger, Dhar, Dhar, Disler, Doss, Douer, Eales, Eales, Elsman, Eyck, Felsher, Giger, Granick, Granick, Hanstein, Hellman, Heubel, Kappas, Kappas, Lamon, Lamon, Liem, Ludwig, Magnussen, Magnussen, Massey, Matteis, Mauzerall, McColl, McColl, Menawat, Moore, Moore, Morris, Muller-Eberhard, Muller-Eberhard, Muller-Eberhard, Mustajoki, Nielsen, Nyman, Ohnhaus, Parikh, Pass, Perlroth, Peterson, Reynolds, Ridley, Rifkind, Rizk, Rose, Snyder, Stein, Strand, Sweeny, Tait, Treece, Tschudy, Tschudy, Tschudy, Verneuil, Watson, Watson, Watson, Welland, Wetterberg   +76 more
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