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BACKGROUND
Tyrosinemia type I is an autosomal recessively inherited metabolic disease of tyrosine metabolism due to the deficiency of fumarylacetoacetate hydrolase. Clinical manifestations include hepatic failure, cirrhosis, hepatocellular carcinoma, renal fanconi syndrome, and neurologic crisis.
Nephrocalcinosis (NC) is a renal disease characterized by deposition of calcium salts into the renal medulla. There are several causes, organic, iatrogenic, hereditary and sometimes related to extrarenal diseases. We studied 34 children affected by NC, 21 M and 13 F (average age at diagnosis 7.8
delta-Aminolevulinic acid dehydratase deficiency porphyria (ALAD porphyria, ADP) with syndrome of inappropriate secretion of antidiuretic hormone (SIADH) in a 69-year-old woman is reported. The patient was admitted to our hospital complaining of slight cough with low-grade fever, and treated with
The acute or inducible hepatic porphyrias comprise four inherited disorders of heme biosynthesis. They usually remain asymptomatic for most of the lifespan of individuals who inherit the specific enzyme deficiencies but may cause life-threatening attacks of neurovisceral symptoms. Failure to
Porphyrias are defined as either inborn or acquired diseases related to enzymatic deficiencies in the heme biosynthetic pathway. Lead poisoning, hereditary tyrosinemia, and acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) are characterized by the absence of photosensitivity and the accumulation of