Abiodun M O, Elegbeleye O O
Trop Geogr Med. 1975 Jun;27(2):203-5.
The cases of two Nigerians with acute intermittent porphyria are reported. They both had severe hyponatraemia and are the first patients to show serum electrolyte disturbances in documented cases of Nigerians with the disease. The clinical picture did not differ from that described in temperate countries. The rarity of this disease in Africans might be more apparent than real and we believe that a high index of awareness will bring more cases to light.
报告了两名患有急性间歇性卟啉病的尼日利亚人的病例。他们都有严重的低钠血症，并且是有记录的尼日利亚该疾病病例中首批出现血清电解质紊乱的患者。临床表现与温带国家所描述的并无不同。这种疾病在非洲人中的罕见性可能更多是表面现象而非实际情况，我们认为高度的警觉意识将使更多病例被发现。
