Abnormal non-gastrointestinal symptoms in patients with Crohn’s disease may indicate the presence of acute intermittent porphyria, a case report of a 23-year-old patient shows. The study, “Acute Intermittent Porphyria – an Unexpected Association in a Patient with Newly Diagnosed Crohn’s Disease,” was published in the Journal of…
Patients with acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) who suffer from recurrent attacks also experience significant chronic symptoms between attacks, according to results of a new study. The study, “Disease Manifestations of Patients with Recurrent Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP) and Daily Life Impacts in EXPLORE International, Prospective, Natural History Study,” was…
Most acute intermittent porphyria patients spoke in a small study of experiencing chronic symptoms in addition to acute attacks, and felt they significantly affected their ability to go about many activities that make up daily life. The study, “Patient Perspective on Acute Intermittent Porphyria with Frequent Attacks: A Disease…
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