Acute intermittent porphyria

Acute intermittent porphyria
Overview
Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP) is a rare disease that is usually inherited from one parent.

Alternate Names : Acute intermittent porphyria, Hereditary coproporphyria, Congenital erythropoietic porphyria, Erythropoietic protoporphyria
Definition ...

Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP) is probably the most common of the genetic porphyrias. The highest incidence occurs in Lapland, Scandinavia, and the United Kingdom, although it has been reported in other population groups.

Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP)
Nervous system symptoms occur most often after puberty. Nerves of the intestines can cause gastrointestinal problems. Attacks can last from days to weeks.

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Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare metabolic disorder that is characterized by deficiency of the enzyme porphobilinogen deaminase (PBG-D), also known as uroporphyrinogen I-synthase.

Acute Intermittent Porphyria
Congenital Erythropoietic Porphyria
Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
Hereditary Coproporphyria
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
Proporphyria
Variegate Porphyria ...

Acute intermittent porphyria; Hereditary coproporphyria; Congenital erythropoietic porphyria; Erythropoietic protoporphyria
Causes, incidence, and risk factors ...

Acute intermittent porphyria is the most common form of acute porphyria in most countries. It may occur more frequently in northern European countries, such as Sweden, and in the United Kingdom.

Acute intermittent porphyria
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Cutaneous porphyrias
This type of porphyria mainly affects the skin. The cutaneous porphyrias include: ...

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Different types of acute porphyria include ‘acute intermittent porphyria' and ‘erythropoietic protoporphyria'.
Cutaneous porphyrias - the condition affects the skin but not the nervous system.

Hereditary Coproporphyria is an autosomal dominant form of hepatic porphyria that is very similar to Acute Intermittent Porphyria, although it is usually a less severe disease. It is caused by an enzyme deficiency.

In addition to the symptoms above, Debbie also suffers from an inherited rare blood disease called Acute Intermittent Porphyria (AIP).

Acute Intermittent Porphyria see Porphyria
Acute Leukaemia see Leukaemia and other Allied Blood disorders
Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia see Leukaemia and other Allied Blood disorders ...

What is Porphyrias?
Porphyrias, Acute intermittent porphyria; Hereditary coproporphyria; Congenital erythropoietic porphyria; and Erythropoietic protoporphyria.

Treatment of the systemic symptoms of variegate porphyria is identical for that acute intermittent porphyria.
Skin lesions are managed in a similar way to those of porphyria cutanea tarda patients.

The FFPRHC UK Medical Eligibility Criteria for Contraceptive Use specifically note current venous thromboembolism, current or past history of breast cancer, inflammatory bowel disease, and acute intermittent porphyria as conditions where the ...

See also: Porphyria, Symptom, Deficiency, Kidney, Cancer