The syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADH) and neurological crisis due to acute intermittent porphyria, successfully treated with haemodialysis.
We report an eighteen year old female, a case of acute intermittent porphyria with syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion, as presenting feature for its rarity. The neurological crisis was successfully treated with haemodialysis.
Department of Nephrology, Apollo Hospitals, Chennai, India.
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Annigeri
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Ganesan
D000208:Acute Disease; D000293:Adolescent; D001927:Brain Diseases / Q000209:etiology*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007177:Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D017118:Porphyria, Acute Intermittent / Q000150:complications* / Q000628:therapy; D006435:Renal Dialysis