A Perfect Storm: Abdominal Pain and Ileus Explained by Acute Intermittent Porphyria Caused by Prehospitalization and Intrahospitalization Factors

• Main Authors: Andrew J. Ortega DO (Author), Sundar Cherukuri DO (Author), M. Ammar Kalas MD (Author), Brian Lee DO (Author), Jesus Guzman MD (Author), Alejandro Robles MD (Author), Marc J. Zuckerman MD (Author), Ihsan Al-Bayati MD (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2022-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare autosomal dominant inherited disease, predominantly seen in female patients, caused by mutations in the hydroxymethylbilane synthase gene. When impaired, elevated heme biosynthesis precursor levels accumulate in the liver, resulting in neurological sympto...