Exacerbation of acute intermittent porphyria by nortriptyline.
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.
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*
D009661:Nortriptyline