Acute Intermittent Porphyria Labeled Initially As Guillain-Barre Syndrome: Challenging Diagnosis.

Cureus

Neurology, King Abdulaziz Medical City, Ministry of National Guard Health Affairs, Research Center, King Abdullah International Medical Research Centre, Riyadh, SAU.

Published: November 2023

Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an autosomal, dominant, rare metabolic disturbance that results from a defect in the activity of the heme biosynthesis. It has a heterogeneous presentation, making a prompt diagnosis challenging. We report a case of acute intermittent porphyria in a young female who underwent in vitro fertilization (IVF) and presented with recurrent abdominal pain and posterior reversible encephalopathy syndrome (PRES), progressing to acute progressive quadriparesis post-delivery.

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