Acute intermittent porphyria presenting with rhabdomyolysis and polyneuropathy with severe quadriparesis and respiratory failure: A case report

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World J Crit Care Med. Sep 9, 2026; 15(3): 120909
Published online Sep 9, 2026. doi: 10.5492/wjccm.120909

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Figure 2 Dark red urine typically found in porphyria attacks. The urine was negative for bilirubin, and 0 to 1 erythrocyte was found per visual field. After four days of treatment with hemin, the urine colour normalised.

Citation: Bielen L, Vujaklija Brajković A, Zlopaša O, Šućur N, Lovrić M, Šitum A, Stein P. Acute intermittent porphyria presenting with rhabdomyolysis and polyneuropathy with severe quadriparesis and respiratory failure: A case report. World J Crit Care Med 2026; 15(3): 120909
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Bielen L, Vujaklija Brajković A, Zlopaša O, Šućur N, Lovrić M, Šitum A, Stein P. Acute intermittent porphyria presenting with rhabdomyolysis and polyneuropathy with severe quadriparesis and respiratory failure: A case report. World J Crit Care Med 2026; 15(3): 120909 [DOI: 10.5492/wjccm.120909]

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