Diagnosaurus
Acute intermittent porphyria
DDx
- Acute abdominal pain due to other causes, e.g., appendicitis, peptic ulcer disease, cholecystitis, diverticulitis, ruptured ectopic pregnancy, familial Mediterranean fever
- Polyneuropathy due to other causes
- Guillain-Barré syndrome
- Lead or other heavy metal poisoning
- Psychosis due to other causes
- SIADH due to other causes
- Dark urine due to other causes, e.g., alkaptonuria
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Citation
Zeiger, Roni F.. "Acute Intermittent Porphyria." Diagnosaurus, 4th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. The Washington Manual, www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114793/all/Acute_intermittent_porphyria.
Zeiger RFR. Acute intermittent porphyria. Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114793/all/Acute_intermittent_porphyria. Accessed March 21, 2023.
Zeiger, R. F. (2015). Acute intermittent porphyria. In Diagnosaurus (4th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114793/all/Acute_intermittent_porphyria
Zeiger RFR. Acute Intermittent Porphyria [Internet]. In: Diagnosaurus. McGraw-Hill Education; 2015. [cited 2023 March 21]. Available from: https://www.unboundmedicine.com/washingtonmanual/view/Diagnosaurus/114793/all/Acute_intermittent_porphyria.
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