TY - JOUR
T1 - Narrowband UVB phototherapy in erythropoietic protoporphyria
T2 - case series
AU - Sivaramakrishnan, M.
AU - Woods, J.
AU - Dawe, R.
N1 - This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
PY - 2013
Y1 - 2013
N2 - Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is an inherited disorder of the haem metabolic pathway. It causes disabling cutaneous photosensitivity and, sometimes liver disease due to the accumulation of protoporphyrin in blood, liver and other tissues.(1) Holme SA et al reported the median age at onset and diagnosis in patients with EPP in the UK as 1 and 12 years respectively, with diagnosis being delayed until the age of 20 years or more in 34% of their patients.(2) However, late presentation of EPP in adults has been reported.(3) This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
AB - Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is an inherited disorder of the haem metabolic pathway. It causes disabling cutaneous photosensitivity and, sometimes liver disease due to the accumulation of protoporphyrin in blood, liver and other tissues.(1) Holme SA et al reported the median age at onset and diagnosis in patients with EPP in the UK as 1 and 12 years respectively, with diagnosis being delayed until the age of 20 years or more in 34% of their patients.(2) However, late presentation of EPP in adults has been reported.(3) This article is protected by copyright. All rights reserved.
U2 - 10.1111/bjd.12714
DO - 10.1111/bjd.12714
M3 - Article
C2 - 24641168
SN - 0007-0963
JO - British Journal of Dermatology
JF - British Journal of Dermatology
ER -