Symptomatic response of erythropoietic protoporphyria to iron supplementation

Journal of the American Academy of Dermatology

Volumn 56, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1070-1072

  Holme, S Alexander ^a   Thomas, Charles L ^a   Whatley, Sharon D ^b   Bentley, Douglas P ^c   Anstey, Alexander V ^a   Badminton, Michael N ^b  

^a Departments of Dermatology   (United Kingdom)

^b CARDIFF UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^c LLANDOUGH HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FERROUS SULFATE; PROTOPORPHYRIN;

ADOLESCENT; ANAMNESIS; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; CONGENITAL ERYTHROPOIETIC PORPHYRIA; HUMAN; IRON DEFICIENCY; IRON THERAPY; LABORATORY TEST; MALE; PHOTOSENSITIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

ADOLESCENT; ANEMIA, IRON-DEFICIENCY; FERROUS COMPOUNDS; HEMATINICS; HUMANS; LIVER FUNCTION TESTS; MALE; PORPHYRIA, ERYTHROPOIETIC; SUNLIGHT;

EID: 34248224192     PISSN: 01909622     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jaad.2006.11.030     Document Type: Article

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