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Porphyric Crisis

Porphyric Crisis (Acute Neurovisceral Crisis)  Background:  -The porphyrias are caused by enzyme deficiencies in the heme production pathway. Such deficiencies may be due to inborn errors of metabolism or exposure to environmental toxins or infectious agents. -The disease was named porphyria due to the red discoloration of urine in affected patients, (Figure...