ACUTE NEUROPATHY MIMICKING PORPHYRIA INDUCED BY AMINOLEVULINIC ACID DURING PHOTODYNAMIC THERAPY
2005
An 82-year-old man developed severe, acute, predominantly motor polyneuropathy, signs of autonomic involvement, and skin changes following aminolevulinic acid (ALA) administration. The compound was used as a prodrug for photodynamic therapy of Barrett's esophagitis. Changes were observed in various parameters of the heme pathway. The case reported represents a rare response to ALA treatment, resembling an acute attack of hepatic porphyria with neurological features. Muscle Nerve, 2005
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