Acute intermittent porphyria
March 5, 2015
The Challenges of Testing For and Diagnosing Porphyrias
2015 Jul-Sep
Acute intermittent porphyria: Diagnostic dilemma and treatment options
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) presents with diverse group of symptoms making its early diagnosis difficult. Delaying diagnosis and treatment of AIP can be fatal or can cause long term or permanent neurological damage. We present here a case report of AIP where the diagnosis was missed.
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4541194/
Porphyrins (Urine)
Does this test have other names?
Mauzerall-Granick test
This test looks for chemicals called porphyrins in your urine. If you have high levels of these chemicals, you may have porphyria.
Porphyria refers to a group of inherited or acquired diseases that prevent your body from properly making heme.