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Case Reports

. 1992 Nov 14;122(46):1741-5.

[Article in German]

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[Acute intermittent porphyria in pregnancy: glucose or hematin therapy?]

[Article in German]

M Isenschmid et al. Schweiz Med Wochenschr. 1992.

Abstract

The symptoms and management of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) during pregnancy and delivery are presented on the basis of three case reports. Two patients became asymptomatic after infusion of a concentrated glucose solution (600 ml 50% glucose = 300 g glucose per day), while the third patient needed treatment with hematin (1 mg/kg body weight, 6 infusions at intervals of 12 hours) because of deterioration of psychic state in spite of glucose infusion. Whenever an attack of AIP occurs, concentrated glucose solution should be administrated as a first measure accompanied by an analgesic and possibly a neuroleptic agent after elimination of precipitating factors. However, if symptoms persist for 48-96 hours or the psychic and/or neurological state of the patient further deteriorates, administration of 1-3 mg hematin per kg body weight can be recommended.

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