coproporphyrin/fever

The Authors describe the case of a non-Hebrew Italian girl suffering from short-lasting fever episodes, associated with abdominal colic, since the age of 3. The occurrence of acute arthrosynovitis during the last episode, at 12 years of age, clinically confirms the diagnosis of familial

Heme synthesis was studied by measuring the activity of delta-aminolevulinic acid synthase (AmLev synthase) in granulocytes, the activity of delta-aminolevulinic acid dehydratase (AmLev dehydratase) and of uroporphyrinogen I synthase in erythrocytes as well as the concentrations of coproporphyrin

A case of hereditary coproporphyria was reported, he was a 21-year-old farmer, presenting with abdominal pain and fever. His manifestations were composed of all classical symptoms of acute hepatic porphyrias i.e. convulsions, psychosis, hypertension and respiratory failure as well as dark red urine