title: Acute Intermittent Porphyria: Some Diagnoses are Only Made If Thought of.
abstract: A 20-year-old Asian, female, student nurse of thin body habitus (Body Mass Index 16.5) but otherwise previously well had numerous admissions to our centre under a variety of surgical sub-specialities over a 5-month period. Each month, coinciding with menses, she complained of non-specific abdominal discomfort in the absence of any other symptoms. With the exception of the presence of a sinus tachycardia coupled with incidental hyponatraemia full physical examinations and routine baseline investigations were unremarkable.
authors: SpR in Geriatric Medicine, Department of Medicine, Royal Blackburn Hospital, East Lancashire Hospitals NHS Trust.
authors: J A
authors: JA
authors: Fox
authors: M A
authors: MA
authors: Fox
authors: R L
authors: RL
authors: Westwood
authors: N A
authors: NA
authors: Roberts