A woman with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) who suffered an unusually severe attack marked by extensive muscle breakdown, kidney…
Articles by Patricia Inácio, PhD
A 67-year-old man with no psychiatric history was initially treated for mania with psychotic symptoms before abdominal pain, neurological symptoms,…
In rare cases, epilepsy and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), a condition marked by brain swelling that leads to seizures,…
Adults and adolescents with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) reported a significant detrimental impact of the disease on their health-related quality…
The difficulty of diagnosing acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) due to its overlap of symptoms of other conditions, such as…
A combined liver and kidney transplant successfully treated a woman with a 20-year history of severe symptoms of acute…
Liver abnormalities are common among people with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) and X-linked protoporphyria (XLP), a large U.S. study suggests. While…
A 26-year-old man who developed seizures, muscle weakness, and abdominal pain was eventually diagnosed with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP), a…
People with porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), the most common form of porphyria, may be at a higher risk of heart…
An online health education program significantly reduced acute attacks, boosted mental health, and improved quality of life for people with…