Acute intermittent porphyria is relatively rare disease in Korea. which is more frequent in female patient.
We experienced an acute intermittent porphyria in male (50 year old) who was complained of co1icky abdominal pain and passed portwine-colored...
Acute intermittent porphyria is relatively rare disease in Korea. which is more frequent in female patient.
We experienced an acute intermittent porphyria in male (50 year old) who was complained of co1icky abdominal pain and passed portwine-colored urine, and associated with positive teat Watson-Schwartz test in urine.
Considerable clinical improvement was obtained by medical treatment glucose infusion and ch1orpromazine injection.