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Erythropoietic protoporphyria

Erythropoietic protoporphyria
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Author: Manisha Balwani and Robert J. Desnick
Category: Red Cell: Disorders of Iron Metabolism and Heme Synthesis > Poryphyrias
Published Date: 04/17/2013

(A) An EPP patient after sun exposure. Note the reddish and swollen appearance of her face and (B) scarring and thickening of the skin on the dorsum of her hand because of multiple sun/light exposures.