TY - JOUR T1 - Pure motor axonal neuropathy triggered by antituberculous therapy in an undiagnosed case of acute intermittent porphyria JF - BMJ Case Reports DO - 10.1136/bcr-2016-219105 VL - 2017 SP - bcr2016219105 AU - Masood Uz Zaman Babar AU - Haris Hakeem AU - Sara Khan Y1 - 2017/03/27 UR - http://casereports.bmj.com/content/2017/bcr-2016-219105.abstract N2 - A man aged 22 years misdiagnosed as suffering from recurrent abdominal tuberculosis, in view of recurrent abdominal pain was treated for abdominal tuberculosis in the past. The patient was prescribed antituberculous therapy. 2 months after starting treatment, he developed progressive weakness of all 4 limbs. Electrodiagnostic examination revealed an acute severe motor axonal neuropathy. Further workup revealed elevated porphyrin precursors in urine. ER -