Metabolic Disorders

Question 1

Acute porphyrias

Answer 1

Hereditary disorders of harm biosynthesis (1 in 75000)
- certain drugs can induce acute prophetic crises
- where no alternative drug treatment for serious life threatening conditions should not be with held

Question 2

IV HAEM Arginate administered in mod-severe acute porphyria crises - for which drugs??

Answer 2