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Porphyria or not porphyria – that is the question… [PDF]

open access: yesBMJ Case Reports, 2010
A 55-year-old man presented with a 2-month history of blisters affecting his hands. His history was significant for treated multiple myeloma with residual monoclonal gammopathy of undetermined significance, and end stage renal disease on automated peritoneal dialysis.
Smyth, A.   +3 more
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Severe neurologic manifestations in acute intermittent porphyria developed after spine surgery under general anesthesia: a case report [PDF]

open access: yesKorean Journal of Anesthesiology, 2014
Porphyrias are inherited metabolic disorders resulting from a specific enzyme defect in the heme biosynthetic pathway. Porphyrias are induced by various precipitants.
Eun Young Park   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

The influence of excessive alcohol consumption on the course and development of dermatoses

open access: yesЛечащий Врач, 2022
The spectrum of dermatoses associated with alcohol dependence syndrome is quite extensive. Ethanol and other components of alcoholic beverages affect the structure of the skin and blood vessels, impair immune function, increase the risk of exacerbation ...
A. F. Gatina, N. P. Teplyuk
doaj   +1 more source

Cimetidine Does Not Inhibit 5-Aminolevulinic Acid Synthase or Heme Oxygenase Activity: Implications for Treatment of Acute Intermittent Porphyria and Erythropoietic Protoporphyria

open access: yesBiomolecules, 2023
Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP) is characterized by acute neurovisceral attacks that are precipitated by the induction of hepatic 5-aminolevulinic acid synthase 1 (ALAS1).
Makiko Yasuda   +5 more
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The diagnosis and management of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)

open access: yesSouth 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
doaj   +1 more source

Therapy Follows Diagnosis: Old and New Approaches for the Treatment of Acute Porphyrias, What We Know and What We Should Know

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2022
Heme, iron protoporphyrin IX, is one of life’s most central molecules. Hence, availability of the enzymatic machinery necessary for its synthesis is crucial for every cell.
Petro E. Petrides
doaj   +1 more source

Fotossensibilidade amplificada? Relato de porfiria cutânea tarda associada a lúpus eritematoso sistêmico Increased photosensitivity? Case report of porphyria cutanea tarda associated with systemic lupus erythematosus

open access: yesRevista Brasileira de Reumatologia, 2012
A associação de porfiria cutânea tarda (PCT) e lúpus eritematoso sistêmico (LES) é rara. O LES, de fisiopatologia complexa e manifestações clínicas pleomórficas, assemelha-se à PCT pela fotossensibilidade.
Scheila Fritsch   +5 more
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High penetrance, recurrent attacks and thrombus formation in a family with hereditary coproporphyria

open access: yesJIMD Reports, 2022
Hereditary coproporphyria (HCP) is the rarest of the autosomal dominant acute porphyrias with an estimated incidence of 0.02 per 10 million per year.
Cindy Towns   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Porphyrias in the Age of Targeted Therapies

open access: yesDiagnostics, 2021
The porphyrias are a group of eight rare genetic disorders, each caused by the deficiency of one of the enzymes in the heme biosynthetic pathway, resulting in the excess accumulation of heme precursors and porphyrins. Depending on the tissue site as well
Angelika L. Erwin, Manisha Balwani
doaj   +1 more source

Development and validation of a method for porphyrins quantification using HPLC-UV in urine

open access: yesФармакокинетика и Фармакодинамика, 2022
Porphyrias are the group of orphan diseases, related to pathological disruptions of heme biosynthesis. These diseases are hard to diagnose timely and existing methods lack universality.
D. A. Kildyushkin   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

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