Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2009
A mother consulted a doctor about her 5-year-old child who develops erythemas, vesicular rash and skin itch under the influence of sun. Laboratory studies revealed decreased iron concentration in the blood serum, increased uroporphyrinogen I excretion with the urine. What is the most likely inherited pathology in this child?
Answer options
- Methemoglobinemia
- Coproporphyria
- Intermittent porphyria
- Hepatic porphyria
- Erythropoietic porphyria
Correct answer
Erythropoietic porphyria
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