Catalog

ALAD porphyria

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Link to WHO Definition

ALAD porphyria – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/1158153414

Porphyria due to ALA dehydratase deficiency, also called Porphyria of doss, is an extremely rare form of acute hepatic porphyria characterised by neuro-visceral attacks without cutaneous manifestations. The disease occurs in children. Patients suffer acute neuro-visceral attacks, which persist for several weeks and manifest as intense abdominal pain, and neurological and psychological symptoms.