Porphyria

Studies from U.E. Altiparmak and co-authors have provided new information about porphyria

Published in Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly, November 28th, 2008

"We aimed to report our observation regarding the long-term follow-up results of 2 cases with similar ophthalmic manifestations of 2 different porphyrias, congential erythropoietic porphyria (CEP), and porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT). Both patients presented with ocular pain and photophobia in both eyes," scientists in Ankara, Turkey report.

"The patient with CEP had a seleral necrosis of 3 mm in diameter at the lateral limbus of the right eye and medial limbus of the left eye, accompanied with cicatricial ectropion and lid swelling OU. The patient with PCT had seleral necrosis in the interpalpebral area nasally, OU. Both patients were followed-up for 4 years. The...

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Source: Surgery Litigation and Law Weekly (2008-11-28)

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