Book Porphyrins Total Quantitative Random Urine Test at Low Cost

This test is initial step towards the diagnoses of acute intermittent porphyria, hereditary coproporphyria and variegates porphyria. Porphyria is resulted from the buildup of natural chemicals that procreate porphyrin in your body. Porphobilinogen is one of the different types of porphyrins found in human body.

Porphyrins are supposed to leave the body through urine and stools and if this process does not occur then these PBG can build up in the body and causes diseases. Porphyria is a genetic disease in most of the cases where the patient has inherited the disease from their parents. Porphyria affects the human nervous system and skin. Porphyria cannot be cured but managed by medicines and lifestyle changes.

Acute porphyria can be very fatal if an attack is not treated ASAP.  Long term complications with periodic acute attacks can cause chronic pain in the body, kidney failure and damage in the liver. Even when there is no way of preventing porphyria, if you have the disease, you should avoid triggers to help prevent symptoms

When to get tested

• Severe pain in your abdomen
• Ache is your leg, chest and back
• Vomiting
• Red urine
• Suddenly feeling anxious
• Issues is breathing
• High BP

Specimen

• 24-hour urine collection is suggested for this test which means you are supposed to collect urine sample throughout the day.
• It is very necessary to keep the urine protected from the light during the collection of the specimen.

Documents required

>>Doctor’s prescription
>>A valid identity proof

What is the Cost of Porphyrins Total Quantitative, Random Urine Test

The cost of Porphyrins Total Quantitative, Random Urine test varies from INR 5000 to INR 6000.

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