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Acute intermittent porphyria and systemic lupus erythematosus: report of a case and review of the literature

Second Department of Internal Medicine, University of Athens Medical School, Hippocration Hospital, 114 Vassilissis Sophias Avenue, GR-11527, Athens, Greece skala{at}ath.forthnet.gr

G Vaiopoulos

V Capsimali

First Department of Internal Medicine, Laikon General Hospital, Athens, Greece

N Stavrianeas

Department of Dermatology and Venereology, A Syngros Hospital, University of Athens Medical School, Athens, Greece

A Kaloterakis

Second Department of Internal Medicine, Hippocration General Hospital, Athens, Greece

The case of a Greek woman with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is described and the literature on this association is reviewed. The coexistence of these two diseases may be determined by unknown mechanisms or could be fortuitous.

Key Words: acute intermittent porphyria • SLE • thalidomide

Lupus, Vol. 11, No. 3, 190-192 (2002)
DOI: 10.1191/0961203302lu159cr


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