
Clinical Features of an Acute Porphyric Attack
Specialty: | Endocrinology Clinical Laboratory Gastroenterology |
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Description: | Patients with one of the hepatic porphyrias may develop an acute porphyric attack following a triggering event. The symptoms can be made worse by administering drugs that are porphyrinogenic. Attacks can be fatal. |
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