title: The management of a dental abscess in a patient with acute intermittent porphyria. A case report.
abstract: The case of a 40-year-old white woman with a periapical abscess of pulpal origin and the medical condition of acute intermittent porphyria is described. The oral and dental management of the case with reference to complications, etiology, and symptoms of acute intermittent porphyria is reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Oral Diagnostic Sciences, University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston.
authors.forename: R S
authors.initials: RS
authors.lastname: Brown
authors.forename: G L
authors.initials: GL
authors.lastname: Hays
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Jeansonne
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Lusk
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000075202:Contraindications; D003730:Dental Care for Persons with Disabilities; D004358:Drug Therapy; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010482:Periapical Abscess / Q000150:complications* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000628:therapy; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000150:complications*; D011318:Prilocaine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012390:Root Canal Therapy
chemical_list: D011318:Prilocaine