Varied psychiatric manifestations of acute intermittent porphyria.
Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP) is an autosomal dominant metabolic disorder that has various psychiatric manifestations. This is a report of a case who had six brief psychotic episodes of varying nature within a 2-month period. The psychotic manifestations included catatonic stupor, hypomania, and delirium in different episodes. The management aspects of the case have been highlighted.
Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*