title: Acute intermittent porphyria. A perplexing case.
abstract: We report the case of a 58-year-old woman affected by polyneuropathy, vegetative disturbances and abdominal pain. A provisional diagnosis of acute intermittent porphyria was made and was confirmed by the increased levels of urinary delta-aminolevulinic acid (ALA) and porphobilinogen (PBG).
authors.affiliation: Divisione di Neurologia, Ospedale Piemonte, messina.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Arena
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Russo
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Scuderi
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid / Q000652:urine; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D010146:Pain / Q000209:etiology; D011162:Porphobilinogen / Q000652:urine; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D011162:Porphobilinogen; D000622:Aminolevulinic Acid