A physician calls the laboratory stating that one of her patients is exhibiting what she suspects to be an acute porphyric attack.The patient is having acute abdominal pains and seems apathetic and distant.If the urine test for PBG in the preceding question is strongly positive and remains elevated for 2 weeks or longer,which one of the following is the most likely disease process?

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Acute porphyric attack with strong positive PBG urine test that remains elevated for 2 weeks or longer is most likely a case of acute intermittent porphyria (AIP). Lead poisoning may cause similar symptoms but the urine test for PBG is typically negative. Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) and porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) are not usually associated with acute abdominal pains.

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