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Feigning acute intermittent porphyria.

Abstract
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an autosomal dominant genetic defect in heme synthesis. Patients with this illness can have episodic life-threatening attacks characterized by abdominal pain, neurological deficits, and psychiatric symptoms. Feigning this illness has not been reported in the English language literature to date. Here, we report on a patient who presented to the hospital with an acute attack of porphyria requesting opiates. Diligent assessment of extensive prior treatment records revealed thirteen negative tests for AIP.
AuthorsRania Elkhatib, Modupe Idowu, Gregory S Brown, Yasmeen M Jaber, Matthew B Reid, Cheryl Person
JournalCase reports in psychiatry (Case Rep Psychiatry) Vol. 2014 Pg. 152821 ( 2014) ISSN: 2090-682X [Print] United States
PMID25525547 (Publication Type: Journal Article)

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