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Indian Pediatr
; 47(11): 977-8, 2010 Nov.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-21149904
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.