Acute Intermittent Porphyria in Childhood Presenting with Hypertensive Emergency and Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome

Acute Intermittent Porphyria in Childhood Presenting with Hypertensive Emergency and Posterior Reversible Encephalopathy Syndrome

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. We report an 8 year old female who had presented with hyponatremia, psychiatric manifestations, seizures, hyp...

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Main Authors: Rishab Bharadwaj, Pallavi P Dagli, Aasheeta S Shah
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
Subjects:
acute intermittent porphyria
posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
hypertensive crisis
Online Access:http://www.jpcc.org.in/article.asp?issn=2349-6592;year=2016;volume=3;issue=2;spage=58;epage=60;aulast=Bharadwaj

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