24 June 2024 (Monday) - Porphyria

 

Monday – “learning Monday” and I learned something today. What I thought was probably a case of haemochromatosis wasn’t.
I suppose the clue was the photosensitivity. This was a case of porphyria – a range of conditions caused by abnormally high levels of porphyrins and porphyrin precursors due to deficiency of certain enzymes essential to the synthesis of haem.
These are rather obscure…
 
This is what CPD should be about. I’ve been reminded of something I used to know, and having been prompted I’ve given myself a little refresher.

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