Diagnostic dilemmas in acute intermittent porphyria a case report

Medical Principles and Practice

Volumn 11, Issue 2, 2002, Pages 108-111

  Periasamy, Vembu ^a   Al Shubaili, Asmahan ^a   Girsh, Y ^a  

^a IBN SINA HOSPITAL   (Kuwait)

Author keywords

Aminolevulinic acid; Acute intermittent porphyria; Intravenous immunoglobulin; Porphobilinogen

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HEMATIN; PORPHOBILINOGEN DEAMINASE;

ACUTE INTERMITTENT PORPHYRIA; ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ERROR; DISEASE COURSE; ENZYME ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; PLASMAPHERESIS; SCREENING TEST; TREATMENT OUTCOME; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; GUILLAIN BARRE SYNDROME; PARAPLEGIA;

ADOLESCENT; CASE REPORT; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; ENCEPHALITIS; FEMALE; GUILLAIN-BARRE SYNDROME; HUMAN; PARAPARESIS; PORPHYRIA, ACUTE INTERMITTENT; HUMANS;

EID: 0036016887     PISSN: 10117571     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000058017     Document Type: Article

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