ACUTE PORPHYRIA

Course overview

ACUTE PORPHYRIAS ARE A GROUP OF RARE DISORDERS CHARACTERIZED BY AN ENZYMATIC DEFECT IN THE HEME BIOSYNTHETIC PATHWAY. PATIENTS PRESENT WITH ACUTE, DEBILITATING, AND AT TIMES LIFE-THREATENING SYMPTOMS THAT MAY BE PRECIPITATED BY MEDICATIONS, HORMONAL CHANGES, STARVATION, OR OTHER FACTORS. THIS ACTIVITY COVERS THE CLINICAL PRESENTATION, DIAGNOSIS, AND MANAGEMENT OF ACUTE PORPHYRIA AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF THE INTERPROFESSIONAL TEAM IN CARING FOR THE PATIENT WITH THE CONDITION.