Porphyria
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Broader Terms
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Narrower Terms
congenital erythropoietic porphyria, congenital hepatic porphyria, protoporphyria
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- One of the major causes of symptoms in patients with porphyria is the accumulation of heme precursors.
- On the other hand, the diagnosis of AIP and other types of porphyria is sometimes made incorrectly in patients who do not have porphyria at all, particularly if laboratory tests are improperly done or misinterpreted.
- This form of porphyria is also due to an enzyme deficiency.
- While variegate porphyria is found world-wide it is uniquely common in South Africa where it is considered by some to be the most common monogenic inherited disorder.
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