2019-08-14
Letter to the editor: Diagnosis of erythropoietic protoporphyria with severe liver injury - a case report
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World Journal of Gastroenterology , Volume 25 - Issue 30 p. 4292- 4293
Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is an extremely rare disease which is often unrecognized as diagnosis. In the recent article Lui et al describe a patient with a new diagnosis of EPP with severe liver injury. Approximately 5%-20% of patients with EPP develop liver manifestations. The most severe complication of EPP is an hepatic crisis, which is a medical emergency requiring urgent treatment. Intensive treatment should consist of (exchange) transfusions and preferably in a center that performs liver transplantations.
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Wensink, D., Wagenmakers, M., Wilson, P., & Langendonk, J. (2019). Letter to the editor: Diagnosis of erythropoietic protoporphyria with severe liver injury - a case report. World Journal of Gastroenterology, 25(30), 4292–4293. doi:10.3748/wjg.v25.i30.4292 |
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