Acute intermittent porphyria presenting with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A case report

Acute intermittent porphyria presenting with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome: A case report

Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an inborn error caused due to inherited deficiency of porphobilinogen (PBG) deaminase leading to increased levels of aminolevulinic acid and PBG. AIP is rarely associated with posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES). This association is important bec...

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Main Authors: Ravi Sharma, Ajay Singh, Anupam Chaturvedi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2021-01-01
Series:Journal of Pediatric Critical Care
Subjects:
acute porphyria
blindness
hypertension
neurological
posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome
Online Access:http://www.jpcc.org.in/article.asp?issn=2349-6592;year=2021;volume=8;issue=5;spage=243;epage=245;aulast=Sharma

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