Open AccessAn analysis of six cases of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP)
Author(s) -
Soumitra Ghosh,
Pranit K Chaudhury,
Hiranya Kumar Goswami
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
indian journal of psychiatry/indian journal of psychiatry
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.485
H-Index - 34
eISSN - 1998-3794
pISSN - 0019-5545
DOI - 10.4103/0019-5545.31584
Subject(s) - acute intermittent porphyria , porphobilinogen , porphyria , delirium , medicine , depression (economics) , porphobilinogen deaminase , abdominal pain , pediatrics , hysteria , psychiatry , economics , macroeconomics
This analysis describes the diagnosis and psychiatric treatment modalities of 6 patients (5 women, 1 man; mean age 28.5 years) of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), who presented to the Psychiatry OPD over a period of one year. The mean number of episodes was 2.83. Premorbid personality traits, clinical presentation, urine colour and urinary porphobilinogen titre were recorded. Among the 6 patients, 4 had abdominal pain, 5 had autonomic instability, all 6 had mental symptoms, 3 had depression, 2 came in delirium, and 3 had an episode of seizure.