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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

  1. Methemoglobinemia
  2. Coproporphyria
  3. Intermittent porphyria
  4. Hepatic porphyria
  5. Erythropoietic porphyria
Correct answer

Erythropoietic porphyria

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