Acute intermittent porphyria

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• Synonyms

  • AIP

• Causes

  • Sulphonamide
  • Sulphonylurea
  • Ergot alkaloid
  • Barbiturate
  • Carbamazepine
  • Phenytoin
  • Primidone
  • Ethosuximide
  • Ketamine
  • Rifampicin
  • Pyrazinamide
  • Macrolide
  • Chloramphenicol
  • Nitrofurantoin
  • Nalixidic acid
  • Ketoconazole
  • Griseofulvin
  • Clonidine
  • Danazol
  • Etomidate
  • Methyldopa
  • Phenylbutazone
  • Progesterone only pill

• Effects

  • Acute abdominal pain
  • Metabolic neuropathy
  • Dark urine
  • Hypertension
  • Mainly motor neuropathy
  • Delirium
  • Seizure
  • Coma

• Parents

  • Porphyria
  • Autosomal dominant congenital metabolic disease