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Acute Intermittent Porphyria

Also Know As Acute Hepatic Porphyria

Sign/Symptoms
Blood Pressure High (Hypertension) Constipation Fever (Raised Body Temperature) Heart or Pulse Rate Raised (Tachycardia) Muscle Weakness Pain Abdominal Seizures Skin Reacts Abnormally to Light (Photosensitivity) Urine Dark Vomiting Vomiting Blood (Hematemesis)

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Treatments
Surgery Liver Transplant Medical Procedure Supportive Treatment IV 0.9% Saline Symptomatic Treatment Pain Management Vitamins Beta Carotene (LoE: caution needed if Pregnant) Medical Therapy Pain Management Weakly in Favour Low Evidence Liver Transplant Weakly in Favour Low Evidence

Attributes
Commonality is rare Incidence is approximately 1 in 20,000 people

Further Tests
Apolipoprotein B Concentration Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) (Increased) Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) Concentration Low Density Lipoprotein (LDL) (Increased) Porphyrins Concentration Total Porphyrins (Blood) (Increased) Uroporphyrin (Blood) (Increased) Coproporphyrin (Blood) (Increased) Porphobilinogen (Blood) (Increased) Thyroxine Binding Globulin Concentration (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood) Thyroxine Binding Globulin (TBG, Thyroid Binding Globulin, Blood) (Increased) Urine Porphyrin Concentration Uroporphyrin (Increased)

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