Worsening abdominal pain leading to false laparotomy: a case of acute intermittent porphyria

Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), one of the most severe types of acute hepatic porphyria, is an autosomal dominant inherited disorder of heme biosynthesis. We present a case of a 16-year-old girl who presented with severe abdominal pain, subjected to a laparotomy and later developed seizures and...

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Main Authors: Tehreem Farah, Hania Batool, Nasir Ashraf, Fatima Qayyum Abbasi, Aisha Nasir
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pakistan Medical Association 2024-10-01
Series:Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association
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Online Access:https://jpma.org.pk/index.php/public_html/article/view/10209
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