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PORPHYRIA [1 record]

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Record 1 2008-08-01

English

Subject field(s)
  • The Pancreas
  • The Skin
DEF

An inherited disorder of pigment metabolism with excretion of porphyrins in the urine and dangerous sensitivity to sunlight.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Pancréas
  • Appareil cutané
DEF

Affection caractérisée par la formation, dans l'organisme, de quantités massives de porphyrines, et due à un trouble du métabolisme des dérivés pyrroliques.

CONT

Sur le plan clinique dermatologique, les porphyries sont essentiellement des manifestations d'hypersensibilité à la lumière.

Spanish

Campo(s) temático(s)
  • Páncreas
  • Piel
DEF

Trastorno metabólico familiar, raro, en el que se eliminan por la orina y heces cantidades y clases anormales de porfirina, especialmente uroporfirina.

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