Consideration of Acute Porphyria in an Emergency Department Patient: A Case Report and Discussion of Common Pitfalls
Introduction: Porphyria refers to a group of disorders associated with defects in heme synthesis. They can be associated with severely debilitating features, including abdominal pain, psychiatric symptoms, neurological defects, and cardiovascular irregularities. Although these diseases are rare, pat...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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eScholarship Publishing, University of California
2022-11-01
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| Series: | Clinical Practice and Cases in Emergency Medicine |
| Online Access: | https://escholarship.org/uc/item/986993tm |