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  2. Porphyria - Wikipedia

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    Porphyria / p ɔːr ˈ f ɪr i ə / is a group of disorders in which substances called porphyrins build up in the body, adversely affecting the skin or nervous system. [1] The types that affect the nervous system are also known as acute porphyria, as symptoms are rapid in onset and short in duration. [1]

  3. Acute intermittent porphyria - Wikipedia

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    Attacks are most common in young adult women and are rare before puberty or after menopause. [8] Severe acute attacks may require hospitalization. Patients usually experience symptoms in attacks that last from several hours to a few days. Between attacks, patients are asymptomatic. [citation needed]

  4. Erythropoietic protoporphyria - Wikipedia

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    Erythropoietic protoporphyria (or commonly called EPP) is a form of porphyria, which varies in severity and can be very painful.It arises from a deficiency in the enzyme ferrochelatase, leading to abnormally high levels of protoporphyrin in the red blood cells (erythrocytes), plasma, skin, and liver. [2]

  5. Porphyria cutanea tarda - Wikipedia

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    An estimated 80% of porphyria cutanea tarda cases are sporadic. The exact frequency is not clear because many people with the condition never experience symptoms and those that do are often misdiagnosed with anything ranging from idiopathic photodermatitis and seasonal allergies to hives. [citation needed]

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    Here are the symptoms to look for, plus how long you're contagious for, per an infectious disease doctor. ... There is no set treatment for norovirus, and medications like antibiotics won’t do ...

  7. Gunther disease - Wikipedia

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    Günther disease is a congenital form of erythropoietic porphyria.The word porphyria originated from the Greek word porphura. Porphura actually means "purple pigment", which, in suggestion, the color that the body fluid changes when a person has Gunther's disease. [3]

  8. Variegate porphyria - Wikipedia

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    Variegate porphyria, also known by several other names, is an autosomal dominant porphyria [3] that can have acute (severe but usually not long-lasting) symptoms along with symptoms that affect the skin. The disorder results from low levels of the enzyme responsible for the seventh step in heme production.

  9. Erythropoietic porphyria - Wikipedia

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    X-linked sideroblastic anemia or "X-linked dominant erythropoietic protoporphyria", associated with ALAS2 (aminolevulinic acid synthase), has also been described.X-linked dominant erythropoietic protoporphyria (XDEPP) is caused by a gain of function mutation in the ALAS2 (5-aminolevulinate synthase) gene; that gene encodes the very first enzyme in the heme biosynthetic pathway.