Rhabdomyolysis in a patient with acute intermittent porphyria.
There are several conditions associated with rhabdomyolysis, such as direct muscle injury, viral infections, metabolic disorders and toxic effects from ingestion of drugs such as alcohol, opiates, cocaine or heroin. We report on a patient who was admitted to the accident and emergency unit with a clinical presentation of rhabdomyolysis and acute intermittent porphyria.
Supraregional Assay Service for Porphyrins and the Porphyrias, Department of Clinical Biochemistry, King's College Hospital, London SE5 9RS, UK. joanne.marsden@kingsch.nhs.uk
Joanne T
JT
Marsden
Timothy J
TJ
Peters
D000328:Adult; D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases / Q000097:blood; D003402:Creatine Kinase / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017118:Porphyria, Acute Intermittent / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000378:metabolism; D012206:Rhabdomyolysis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology* / Q000378:metabolism
D001219:Aspartate Aminotransferases; D003402:Creatine Kinase