Exam questionKROK 1Medicine ยท 2020
Mother of a 5-year-old child complains that her child develops itching skin, erythema, and vesicular rash after exposure to the sun. Blood test revealed low levels of iron in the blood serum. Urine contains increased levels of uroporphyrinogen I. What hereditary pathology is the most likely in this child?
Answer options
- Erythropoietic porphyria
- Hepatic porphyria
- Methemoglobinemia
- Coproporphyria
- Intermittent porphyria
Correct answer
Erythropoietic porphyria
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