title: Acute porphyria in the emergency department.
abstract: Patients with acute hepatic porphyria present with abdominal pain and neurologic abnormalities. Although the disease is uncommon, the emergency physician will occasionally encounter a patient with porphyria. The relevant pathophysiology of acute hepatic porphyria and the treatment of the patient with acute hepatic porphyria are reviewed.
authors.affiliation: Lahey Clinic Medical Center, Burlington, Massachusetts.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Karcz
authors.forename: P S
authors.initials: PS
authors.lastname: Farkas
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D004632:Emergency Medical Services; D006801:Humans; D008107:Liver Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000503:physiopathology / Q000628:therapy