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Case Report
PMID: 20953005
Erythropoietic protoporphyria (Report of three cases)
M Shafi, ML Khatri
Department of Dermatology, Central Hospital and Faculty of Medicine, Al-Fateh University of Medical Science, Tripoli, Libya
Correspondence Address:
M L Khatri
PO Box 13457, Tripoli
Libya
Correspondence Address:
M L Khatri
PO Box 13457, Tripoli
Libya
| How to cite this article: Shafi M, Khatri M L. Erythropoietic protoporphyria (Report of three cases). Indian J Dermatol Venereol Leprol 1995;61:320-322 |
Copyright: (C)1995 Indian Journal of Dermatology, Venereology, and Leprology
Abstract
Three Libyan patients developing clinical manifestations of erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) at 5 years, 7 years and 3 years of age are reported. All of them had variable degree of photosensitivity leading to pitted scarring. Red blood cells In peripheral blood smear revealed positive pink fluorescence in all. First patient responded well with chloroquine therapy and the 3rd patient showed improvement with oral beta-carotene therapy, but the second patient did not show significant response to either.
Keywords: Erythropoietic protoporphyria, Porphyria, Beta-carotene
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