Skin porphyria

Dermatoporphyria is a group of heme biosynthetic processes resulting from genetic defects or acquired causes of its intermediate products mdash; mdash; increased production and excretion of porphyrin and / or porphyrin precursor, and accumulation in the body It is a disease mainly manifested by photosensitive skin damage. Includes erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP), delayed skin porphyria (PCT), congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP), mixed porphyria (VP), and hereditary faecal porphyria (HC).

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