Authors: Javeed Iqbal Bhat Umar Amin Qureeshi Mushtaq Ahmad Bhat
Publish Date: 2010/12/04
Volume: 47, Issue: 11, Pages: 977-978
Abstract
Acute intermittent porphyria is a hereditary disorder characterized by deficient activity of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase It manifests with occasional neurovisceral crises due to overproduction of porphyrin precursors We report a 12 year old male child with acute intermittent porphyria who presented with encephalopathy and transient blindness of cerebral origin
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