- Original Article
- A Case of Acute Hepatic Porphyria.
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Young Cheal Han, Sin Hang Joo, Jin Han Kang, Byung Churl Lee
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Clin Exp Pediatr. 1988;31(2):253-257. Published online February 28, 1988
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Acute hepatic porphyria may be an inborn error of metabolism characterized biochemically by the
excessive hapatic over-production and urinary excretion of porphyrin precursors and clinically by
episode of acute neuro-visceral dysfunction. Acute porphyria is very rare in childhood.
We experienced a case of acute hepatic porphyria in childhood age, confirmed by characterized
clinical features of neuro-visceral dysfunction and biochemical findings in blood and urine... |
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