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.
Santosh
P J
PJ
Department of Psychiatry, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Malhotra
S
S
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D001523:Mental Disorders / Q000209:etiology*; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000139:chemically induced / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000523:psychology*