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Case Reports
. 2000 Jul;25(5):406-8.
doi: 10.1046/j.1365-2230.2000.00676.x.

An unusual case of purpuric erythropoietic protoporphyria

G K Patel  1 , J Weston, E K Derrick, J L Hawk
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Case Reports

An unusual case of purpuric erythropoietic protoporphyria

G K Patel et al. Clin Exp Dermatol. 2000 Jul.

Abstract

Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is the most common of the erythropoietic porphyrias. Recent advances in diagnostic laboratory tests have led to the discovery of a number of previously undiagnosed cases. We describe a case of EPP presenting late with a purpuric eruption and discuss the pathogenesis and significance of purpura in EPP.

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