Acute Intermittent Porphyria: A Diagnostic Challenge

Rahim Vakili; Parisa Armanpoor

doi:10.5812/ijp.5238

Acute Intermittent Porphyria: A Diagnostic Challenge

authors:

Rahim Vakili ^{1
, *} , Parisa Armanpoor ¹

1 Department of Pediatric Endocrinology and Metabolism, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IR Iran

Iranian Journal of Pediatrics: Vol.26, issue 3; e5238

published online: May 10, 2016

article type: Letter

received: January 22, 2016

revised: January 26, 2016

accepted: February 18, 2016

DOI: https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.5238

how to cite: Vakili R, Armanpoor P. Acute Intermittent Porphyria: A Diagnostic Challenge. Iran J Pediatr. 2016;26(3):e5238. https://doi.org/10.5812/ijp.5238.

Keywords

Acute Intermittent Porphyria Anti-Epileptic Drugs Epilepsy

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