Open AccessNeuropsychiatric Manifestation of Acute Intermittent Porphyria: A Case Report
Author(s) -
Tilottama Parate,
Kurian Tony,
Rahul D. Bhiwgade,
Faisal Pathan
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
vidarbha journal of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 0976-4356
DOI - 10.25259/vjim_10_2021
Subject(s) - porphyria , acute intermittent porphyria , medicine , polyneuropathy , disease , encephalopathy , heme , dermatology , pediatrics , psychiatry , biochemistry , chemistry , enzyme
Acute intermittent porphyria is a rare hereditary metabolic disorder with heme biosynthesis. Because of the wide and non-specific symptomatology of porphyria, diagnosis of porphyria is often missed or usually misdiagnosed as polyneuropathy or encephalopathy, or psychiatric disease. This case report is a reminder to physicians regarding porphyric neuropathy and psychiatric involvement associated with porphyria.