Hepatic porphyria

Hepatic porphyria
Constellation of clinical characteristics and associated conditions for acute hepatic porphyria

Hepatic porphyrias is a form of porphyria in which toxic porphyrin molecules build up in the liver. Hepatic porphyrias can result from a number of different enzyme deficiencies.[1]

Examples include (in order of synthesis pathway):

Signs and symptoms

See also

References

  1. "OMIM - PORPHYRIA, CONGENITAL ERYTHROPOIETIC". Archived from the original on 2009-05-08. Retrieved 2008-12-04.
Classification
  • Porphyrias,+Hepatic at the US National Library of Medicine Medical Subject Headings (MeSH)
  • www.drugs-porphyria.com
  • www.porphyria-europe.com


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