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Severe peripheral neuropathy secondary to acute intermittent porphyria caused by a rare HMBS gene mutation: a case report.
BMC neurology - 1 May 2026
Li Yurun, Wang Danhua, Hong Daojun
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BACKGROUND: Peripheral neuropathy is caused by numerous etiologies, such as immune, infectious, neoplastic, metabolic, toxic, traumatic, vasculitic, hereditary factors, etc. Each etiological type has no special manifestation, and the misdiagnosis rate is relatively high. Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is a rare disease, often complicated by peripheral nerve injury, and can develop sequelae after delayed...
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