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Classroom classification

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Hepatic porphyria

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Common symptoms

昏迷、腹水、谵妄、腱反射消失、腹痛、抽搐、恶心、心动过速

The pathology of disease

Hepatic porphyria includes acute intermittent porphyria and porphyria cutanea tarda; abdominal pain; neuropsychiatric; photosensitive blisters; adults; urine porphobilinogen; avoid triggers; hematology/hepatology.

Symptoms

Abdominal pain; neuropsychiatric; photosensitive blisters; adult; known triggers; urine PBG

Causes

Heme pathway enzyme defect; hepatic porphyria; triggers (drugs; alcohol; fasting).

Treatment

Identify; avoid triggers; glucose/hemin for acute; phlebotomy/chloroquine for PCT; hematology/hepatology; genetic counseling

Dept

Hematology / hepatology / dermatology / medical genetics.

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