Porphyria

Questions discussed in this category

How do you counsel patients with acute intermittent porphyria when it comes to fasting for religious reasons?

Is there a way to determine a safe time period that allows a patient to fulfill their religious obligations or do you just recommend against fasting?

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What initial workup do you perform when there is a concern for porphyria?

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Is it safe to offer head and neck radiotherapy to a patient with a diagnosis of porphyria such as erythropoietic protoporphyria or porphyria cutanea tarda?

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Papers discussed in this category

Head & neck, 2010-08

Severe radiation therapy-related soft tissue toxicity in a patient with porphyria cutanea tarda: a literature review.

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