title: [Acute intermittent porphyria simulating encephalitis].
abstract: The authors present the case of a patient suffering from acute intermittent porphyria presenting as encephalitis. The differential diagnostics, the causes and the therapy of the porphyria attack are discussed in detail.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makara
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Süveges
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000175:diagnosis*; D004830:Epilepsy, Tonic-Clonic / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D011163:Hydroxymethylbilane Synthase / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D011162:Porphobilinogen / Q000652:urine; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000201:enzymology / Q000652:urine; D014578:Uroporphyrins / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D014578:Uroporphyrins; D011162:Porphobilinogen; D011163:Hydroxymethylbilane Synthase
vernacular_title: Encephalitis gyanúját keltö acut intermittens porphyria.