Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare autosomal dominant metabolic disorder affecting the production of heme resulting from a deficiency of the porphobilinogen deaminase. It is the most common of the acute porphyrias. The clinical presentation of AIP is highly variable and non-specific. T...
Most common diseases
Depression
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Sunburn
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Anxiety Disorder
This review focuses on three HMD categories: acute, treatable HMDs (urea cycle abnormalities, remethylation disorders, acute intermittent porphyria); chronic, treatable HMDs [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
View Article Google Scholar Kumar B: Acute intermittent porphyria presenting solely with psychosis: a case report and discussion. [dx.doi.org]
Varied psychiatric manifestations of acute intermittent porphyria. Biol. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Peripheral Neuropathy
This case study details the treatment of a 59-year-old male with Stage 3B chronic kidney disease (CKD) and chemotherapy-induced peripheral neuropathy of the left limbs using acupuncture and bulk herbs. After 6 weeks of combined acupuncture and herbal treatments, glomerular filtration rate increased significantly[…] [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Mental Disorder
This review focuses on three HMD categories: acute, treatable HMDs (urea cycle abnormalities, remethylation disorders, acute intermittent porphyria); chronic, treatable HMDs [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
View Article Google Scholar Kumar B: Acute intermittent porphyria presenting solely with psychosis: a case report and discussion. [dx.doi.org]
"Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)". American Porphyria Foundation. 18 February 2009. [en.wikipedia.org]
Acute Pancreatitis
acute intermittent porphyria and erythropoietic protoporphyria. [en.wikipedia.org]
[…] fold higher risk.[23] Less common causes include pancreatic cancer, pancreatic duct stones,[24] vasculitis (inflammation of the small blood vessels in the pancreas), and porphyria—particularly [en.wikipedia.org]
Hepatocellular Carcinoma
Screening for hepatocellular carcinoma in acute intermittent porphyria: a 15-year follow-up in northern Sweden. J Intern Med. 2011;269:538-45. 17. Mitchell EL, Khan Z. [hepatitisc.uw.edu]
Acute and chronic hepatic porphyrias (acute intermittent porphyria, porphyria cutanea tarda, hereditary coproporphyria, variegate porphyria) and tyrosinemia type I are risk [en.wikipedia.org]
intermittent porphyria. [ 10, 16, 17 ] Prognosis of Patients Diagnosed with HCC The overall prognosis for patients diagnosed with HCC in the United States has improved some [hepatitisc.uw.edu]
Acute Intermittent Porphyria
Acute intermittent porphyria. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Acute intermittent porphyria Other names Swedish porphyria, pyrroloporphyria, intermittent acute porphyria Porphobilinogen Specialty Medical genetics Acute intermittent porphyria [en.wikipedia.org]
Increased fecal porphyrins in acute intermittent porphyria. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
Acute Peritonitis
Non-surgical disease - eg, myocardial infarction, pericarditis, pneumonia, sickle cell crisis, hepatitis, inflammatory bowel disease, opiate withdrawal, typhoid, acute intermittent [patient.info]
porphyria, HIV-associated lymphadenopathy or enteritis. [patient.info]
Acute urinary retention. Abdominal aortic aneurysm. Testicular torsion. [patient.info]
Guillain-Barré Syndrome
In South Africa (SA), a high incidence of variegate porphyria (VP) is seen as a result of a founder effect, but acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is also encountered. [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]
[…] hypophosphataemia Prolonged use of neuromuscular junction blocking drugs Tick paralysis West Nile poliomyelitis Acute intermittent porphyria Functional paralysisMFS, BBE, [vdocuments.net]
There would be an initial presentation of neuromuscular junction disorder, acute intermittent porphyria, HIV infection, spinal cord disorders, toxic neuropathies and even [ncbi.nlm.nih.gov]