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ERYTHROPOIETIC PROTOPORPHYRIA: TWO DEATHS FROM HEPATIC CIRRHOSIS
Author(s) -
Donaldson E. M.,
Mccall A. J.,
Magnus I. A.,
Simpson J. R.,
Caldwell R. A.,
Hargreaves T.
Publication year - 1971
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1971.tb14191.x
Subject(s) - erythropoietic protoporphyria , protoporphyrin , medicine , cirrhosis , jaundice , portal hypertension , lesion , liver failure , gastroenterology , pathology , chemistry , porphyrin , photochemistry
SUMMARY.— Two patients suffering from erythropoietic protoporphyria who died from liver failure with jaundice and portal hypertension are presented. The hepatic lesion was characteristic—a micronodular cirrhosis with massive deposits of protoporphyrin. The term erythrohepatic protoporphyria is preferred to erythropoietic protoporphyria.

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