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The diagnosis and management of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)

South African Family Practice, 2009
The porphyrias are a group of disorders in which excessive quantities of porphyrins or their precursors are produced. They are due to abnormalities in the control of the porphyrin-haem metabolic pathway.
Mojakgomo H. Motswaledi
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Psychiatric Disorder in Porphyria: A Case Series

Medical Journal of Dr. D.Y. Patil Vidyapeeth
Porphyria is a group of rare genetic disorders that affect the heme production pathway due to specific enzyme abnormalities. These conditions present diverse clinical symptoms, including gastrointestinal, neurovisceral, cutaneous, neurological, and ...
Poulomi Ghosh, Prashant Bhardwaj, Suprakash Chaudhury, Alisha Kumari   +3 more
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Erythropoietic Protoporphyria and Surgery: A Case of Successful Mastectomy With Perioperative Light Shielding Strategies Based on Light‐Induced Hemolytic Threshold Assessment

The Journal of Dermatology, Volume 53, Issue 6, Page 930-933, June 2026.
ABSTRACT A 50‐year‐old female patient was referred to our department for consultation regarding perioperative management of breast cancer surgery. She had a history of photosensitivity since childhood and was diagnosed with erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) during her first pregnancy.
Fumika Tateishi, Naoya Murayama, Ruri Nakamuta, Masahisa Watanabe, Aya Tanaka, Hiroyuki Murota   +5 more
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Acute intermittent porphyria exacerbation following in vitro fertilization treatment

Taiwanese Journal of Obstetrics & Gynecology, 2016
Objectives: Assisted reproductive technology is commonly used for women with infertility. We report a case of acute intermittent porphyria associated with in vitro fertilization treatment.
Geok Huey New, Pei-Yang Hsu, Meng-Hsing Wu   +2 more
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Feigning Acute Intermittent Porphyria [PDF]

, 2014
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is an autosomal dominant genetic defect in heme synthesis. Patients with this illness can have episodic life-threatening attacks characterized by abdominal pain, neurological deficits, and psychiatric symptoms. Feigning
Matthew B. Reid, Yasmeen M. Jaber, Cheryl Person, Rania Elkhatib, Modupe Idowu, Gregory S. Brown   +5 more
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mRNA Lipid Nanoparticles for Cell Engineering in Vivo and in Vitro: Current Applications and Future Directions

MedComm, Volume 7, Issue 5, May 2026.
Schematic diagram of mRNA‐lipid nanoparticles (mRNA‐LNP) and its functional mechanisms, applications, and challenges in cell engineering. This figure details the structural composition of mRNA‐LNPs and the delivery strategy, highlighting three core challenges.
Lina Li, Menglan Wang, Xiuhan Ye, Zhiyan Liu, Yijing Duan, Xiaoming Chen, Yue Ouyang, Qibiao Wu, Mengjuan Sun, Tian Xie   +9 more
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Acute porphyria presenting with hyperamylasemia [PDF]

, 1991
An elevation of serum amylase and lipase has not been reported previously to occur with porphyria. In this report, we describe a patient who presented with the clinical and laboratory picture of pancreatitis: elevated amylase, lipase, amylase-creatinine ...
Alexander, Jeffrey A., Mark Glencross, P., Ledingham, David D.   +2 more
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The Effect of Water‐Filtered Infrared‐A (wIRA) Radiation on Morphea: An Intra‐Individual Pilot Split‐Study

Experimental Dermatology, Volume 35, Issue 5, May 2026.
ABSTRACT Water‐filtered infrared‐A (wIRA) has been proposed to enhance tissue perfusion and modulate fibrosis, but clinical evidence in morphea (localised scleroderma) is limited. We conducted a prospective, intra‐individual pilot split‐study in 10 adults (six female; mean age 47.6 ± 19.0 years).
J. F. Wregg, A. Hofer, A. Gruber‐Wackernagel, P. Jauker, W. Salmhofer, S. Radakovic, A. Tanew, P. Wolf   +7 more
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Estudi de les mutacions dels exons 2 i 4 del gen HFE en pacients amb porfiria cutània tarda esporàdica [PDF]

, 2006
[cat] La Porfíria Cutània Tarda (PCT) és una malaltia metabòlica que afecta a la pell i al fetge i que és desencadenada per la interacció de múltiples factors que inclouen l´herència, l´alcohol, el VHC, els estrògens i alguns agents tòxics, entre d ...
Toll Abelló, Agustí
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A patient-oriented perspective on porphyria. Psychosocial and health-related challenges of acute intermittent porphyria and porphyria cutanea tarda [PDF]

, 2016
Background: To optimize patient care, follow-up and genetic counselling of persons with acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) and porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), investigations into the subjective experiences of persons living with these conditions are ...
Andersen, Janice
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