title: [Acute porphyria and psychiatry. Updating our knowledge].
abstract: On the occasion of a clinical case of acute porphyria, the authors review the present knowledge on the biochemistry, pathophysiology, clinical picture, diagnosis and therapy of this group of disorders. They stress their importance in psychiatry and present two lists of authorized vs contra-indicated drugs in these disorders.
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D006801:Humans; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000175:diagnosis*; D013577:Syndrome
vernacular_title: Porphyries aiguës et psychiatrie. Actualisation des connaissances.