PMID: 11926142Apr 3, 2002Paper

Uniform programme in caring for patients with acute hepatic porphyria

Polskie Archiwum Medycyny Wewnętrznej
E KostrzewskaA Lipniacki

Abstract

The programme commissioned by the Ministry of Health is presented. Data basis for the years 1996-1998 were created. A booklet on diagnosis, treatment and prophylaxis of porphyrias was edited and distributed in Poland in 5000 copies to all hospitals, major laboratories, medical libraries, regional officers as well as patients. The booklet lists simple diagnostic methods which can be easily introduced to hospital laboratories for early diagnosis of porphyria. It also includes a list of the safe drugs for patients with porphyria. Several lectures for doctors and medical staff were delivered, nine publications appeared and six others were accepted for publication. Results of the work, evaluated after three years are as follows. Early clinical diagnosis of porphyria and its prophylaxis among family members has significantly improved. The frequency of severe attacks and the mortality rate due to porphyria has been reduced to singular cases. The proposed organization of small regional centers (with help of Porphyria Center), oriented at early diagnosis of porphyria appears to be impossible without further financial support.

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