Congenital erythropoietic porphyria
Congenital erythropoietic porphyria
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DOI:
10.1016/j.dsi.2011.09.012
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发表时间:
2012-06-01
影响因子:
2.5
通讯作者:
Wu, Po-Yuan
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作者:
Lee, Wen-Hao;Tai, Wei-Chun;Wu, Po-Yuan
Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP), or "Gunther disease", is a rare variant of porphyria. It is an autosomal recessive disease caused by deficient uroporphyrinogen Ill synthase (URO-III-synthase), the fourth enzyme in the heme biosynthetic pathway. We herein report a case of a man with the typical clinical presentations of hyper- and hypo-pigmentation and blister formation over sun-exposed areas, mutilation of the fingers, dark-purple urine, and erythrodontia with pinkish fluorescence under a Wood's lamp. The diagnosis was confirmed by decreased activity of URO-III-synthase in red blood cells (RBC) and a porphyrin profile compatible with CEP. Copyright (C) 2012, Taiwanese Dermatological Association. Published by Elsevier Taiwan LLC. All rights reserved.