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The Porphyrias
Clinical Medicine Final
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Graduate
12/12/2010

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What is the most common symptom of acute intermittent porphyria
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abdominal pain
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What makes Acute intermittent porphyria different from the other porphyrias?
Definition
no cutaneous manifestations
Term
What is the most effective treatment for acute intermittent porphyria?
Definition
IV hematin
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What is the most common form of all forms of porphyria?
Definition
porphyria cutanea tarda
Term
What is the pathogonomic feature of porphia cutanea tarda?
Definition
vesicles on sun-exposed skin, particularly the dorsal aspects of hands, as well as face, forearms, and legs
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pink urine and erythrodontia are seen in what?
Definition
hepatoerythropoietic porphyria and congenital erythropoietic porphyria
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