title: Exacerbation of acute intermittent porphyria by nortriptyline.
abstract: Many medications have been reported to produce attacks of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). Nortriptyline has been reported to be safe in porphyric patients. We present a case of AIP exacerbated by nortriptyline.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D006849:Hydrocephalus / Q000150:complications; D008297:Male; D009661:Nortriptyline / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000139:chemically induced*
chemical_list: D009661:Nortriptyline