The cutaneous porphyrias: a review. The British Photodermatology Group.
Many patients with cutaneous porphyria have curable or controllable disease; untreated porphyria may prove fatal. The genetic defects and mechanisms underlying porphyria are steadily being delineated, treatments have become more appropriate and genetic counselling is now more accurate. A summary of the basic diagnostic features, management and recent advances in the cutaneous porphyrias is presented, based on a workshop held by the British Photodermatology Group.
Murphy
G M
GM
Photobiology Unit, Beaumont and Mater Misericordiae Hospitals, Dublin 7, Ireland. gillian@iol.ie
D006801:Humans; D017119:Porphyria Cutanea Tarda / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D017092:Porphyria, Erythropoietic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D017121:Porphyria, Hepatoerythropoietic / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000235:genetics / Q000628:therapy