Acute intermittent porphyria in Africans. A report of two cases.
The cases of two Nigerians with acute intermittent porphyria are reported. They both had severe hyponatraemia and are the first patients to show serum electrolyte disturbances in documented cases of Nigerians with the disease. The clinical picture did not differ from that described in temperate countries. The rarity of this disease in Africans might be more apparent than real and we believe that a high index of awareness will bring more cases to light.
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009549:Nigeria; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000175:diagnosis