Erythropoietic protoporphyria in a boy

Arch Dis Child. 2015 Jan;100(1):7. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307082. Epub 2014 Nov 12.

Authors

Paola Sabrina Buonuomo¹, Marina Macchiaiolo¹, Michaela Veronika Gonfiantini¹, Gianfranco Biolcati², Angela Pitisci², Alberto Villani³, Andrea Bartuli¹

Affiliations

¹ Rare Diseases and Medical Genetics Unit, "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.
² Porfiria Center, San Gallicano Dermatological Institute IRCCS, IFO, Rome, Italy.
³ General Pediatrics and Infectious Diseases Unit, "Bambino Gesù" Children's Hospital, Rome, Italy.

PMID: 25392202
DOI: 10.1136/archdischild-2014-307082

No abstract available

Keywords: Dermatology; Pain; acute photosensitivity.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Child
Humans
Male
Photosensitivity Disorders / diagnosis*
Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic / diagnosis*
Protoporphyrins / blood

Substances

Protoporphyrins
protoporphyrin IX