title: Pregnancy with acute intermittent porphyria: a case report and review of literature.
abstract: Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an inherited disorder characterized by partial defects in the heme biosynthetic pathway. Although its association with pregnancy is rare, it presents the obstetrician with challenging problems especially in labor management, as one of the obstetrical life line drugs (methergin) is contraindicated for use in these patients. We hereby present a case of AIP who had an uneventful pregnancy with a good neonatal outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India. medinst@pgi.chd.nic.in
authors.forename: Neelam
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Aggarwal
authors.forename: Rashmi
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Bagga
authors.forename: Harjit
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Sawhney
authors.forename: Vanita
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Suri
authors.forename: Kala
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Vasishta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017118:Porphyria, Acute Intermittent / Q000628:therapy; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications / Q000628:therapy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome