Porphyria is the name given to a set of rare genetic disorders that can affect the nervous system (acute prophyria), the skin (cutaneous), or both. Genetic counseling can help you learn more about your disease type, and help to guide you in understanding how the disease might affect your life…
Diseases that are characterized by high levels of porphyrins in the blood, urine, and tissues, are grouped under the name porphyrias. It’s important to discuss with your doctor the risks of pregnancy with porphyria, and any potential harm that medications you are taking might cause the fetus. Can patients…
Continued support, counseling, and education are important for patients with acute intermittent porphyria so that they can use that knowledge to avoid disease recurrence, a study says. The findings of the study, “Self-efficacy and self-management strategies in acute intermittent porphyria,” were published in BMC Health Services Research.
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