Porphyria is a blood disease characterized by the creation of energy during toxic exposure to the sun. The three main forms are cutaneous porphyria (most common), porphyria, chronic and acute intermittent porphyria.
The porphyrias can be caused by intoxication, but they are often congenital (from birth). The main cause is exposure to sunlight. The intermittent porphyria can be triggered by taking alcohol or certain medicines.
The main symptom of porphyria
cutaneous is a rash when exposed to sunlight. If porphyria is
chronic , the rash may become skin tissue damage and even destroy the epidermis. The urine is often dark red.
The main symptoms of
acute intermittent porphyria are abdominal pain and sometimes bulbar disorders (bulging part of certain organs). Other complications such as nausea and vomiting may occur. A weakness is felt when the nervous system is affected. Psychological problems may occur: depression, psychosis, delirium ...
The treatment for porphyria is to reduce the rate of porphyrin in the blood by removing once a week a pint of blood to replace it with new blood.
People with porphyria should avoid including the sun, alcohol, and certain medications such as painkillers.
13 avril 2010
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