The Porphyrias

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• Overview of Porphyrias
  • Etiology
    • Etiology references
  • Pathophysiology
  • Diagnosis
  • Secondary Porphyrinuria
    • Secondary porphyrinuria references

• Acute Porphyrias
  • Precipitating Factors
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • The acute porphyric attack
    • Subacute and chronic symptoms
    • Skin symptoms in variegate porphyria and hereditary coproporphyria
    • Late complications of acute porphyrias
    • Symptoms and signs references
  • Diagnosis
    • Acute attack
    • Determination of acute porphyria type
    • Family studies in acute porphyrias
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
    • Recurrent attacks
    • Treatment references
  • Prognosis
  • Prevention
    • Recurrent or predictable attacks
    • Prevention references
  • Key Points
  • More Information

• Overview of Cutaneous Porphyrias

• Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
  • Pathophysiology
    • Pseudoporphyria
    • Pathophysiology references
  • Symptoms and Signs
  • Diagnosis
    • Diagnosis references
  • Treatment
    • Treatment references
  • Prevention
  • Key Points
  • More Information

• Erythropoietic Protoporphyria and X-linked Protoporphyria
  • Etiology
    • Etiology references
  • Symptoms and Signs
    • Symptoms and signs reference
  • Diagnosis
  • Treatment
    • Treatment references
  • Key Points
  • More Information