Prevalence of gallstones in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria in Northern Ireland
| Autor: | Desmond Burrows, Norman C. Nevin, David J. Todd |
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| Rok vydání: | 1992 |
| Předmět: |
medicine.medical_specialty
Red Cell medicine.diagnostic_test business.industry Dermatology Gallstones medicine.disease Asymptomatic Gastroenterology Infectious Diseases Porphyria Internal medicine medicine Protoporphyrins Erythropoietic protoporphyria Liver function medicine.symptom business Liver function tests |
| Zdroj: | Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology. 1:109-112 |
| ISSN: | 1468-3083 0926-9959 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1468-3083.1992.tb00665.x |
| Popis: | Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is characterized by increased red cell protoporphyrins, which are excreted solely in the bile. Since gallstones are thought to be more prevalent in EPP, all 17 patients in Northern Ireland known to have EPP had abdominal ultrasound scanning and tests of liver function. Asymptomatic gallstones were detected in one patient, an 11-year-old girl. Liver function was normal in all patients. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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