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 |
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Pakistan Medical Association
2024-10-01
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| 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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