Introduction to to Photodermatology and the Porphyrias Flashcards

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4 main groups of porphyrias

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Phototoxic skin porphyrias
Blistering and fragility skin porphyrias
Acute attack porphyrias
Severe congenital porphyrias

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The three porphyria disease to know

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PCT
Erythropoietic protoporphyria
Acute intermittent porphyria

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Underlying causes of PCT

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Alcohol
Viral hepatitis
Oestrogens
Haemochromotosis

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Acute intermittent porphyria causes

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Acute abdomen pain
Mononeuritis multiples
Guillain barre syndrome
Psychoses

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