Erythropoietic protoporphyria improving during pregnancy.
Br J Dermatol
; 139(1): 145-7, 1998 Jul.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-9764168
ABSTRACT
Erythropoietic protoporphyria is an uncommon disorder which causes a photosensitive cutaneous reaction, and occasionally hepatic dysfunction in affected individuals. We report a patient with erythropoietic protoporphyria who improved symptomatically during her two pregnancies. In the latter pregnancy, quantitative levels of plasma and erythrocyte protoporphyrins were reduced by more than half during the pregnancy compared with the levels before pregnancy and during lactation.
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Pregnancy Complications
/
Porphyria, Hepatoerythropoietic
Type of study:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
Limits:
Adult
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Female
/
Humans
/
Pregnancy
Language:
En
Journal:
Br J Dermatol
Year:
1998
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
United kingdom