Yeungnam Univ J Med.  1989 Jun;6(1):205-211. 10.12701/yujm.1989.6.1.205.

A Case of Acute Intermittent Porphyria: A case report

• Yang CH
• Chung MK
• Lee HW

• KMID: 2377277
• DOI: http://doi.org/10.12701/yujm.1989.6.1.205

Abstract

We report a case of acute intermittent porphyria presenting with variable symptoms and signs such as hypertension, polyneuropathy, syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone and cerebral infarction. A 47 year-old female patient entered hospital with abdominal pain followed by generalized seizure. She was diagnosed to have acute intermittent porphyria in consequence of Watson-Schwartz test and δ-ALA in 24 hours urine. She was managed with conservative treatment but died of respiratory failure.

MeSH Terms

Abdominal Pain
Cerebral Infarction
Female
Humans
Hypertension
Polyneuropathies
Porphyria, Acute Intermittent*
Respiratory Insufficiency
Seizures