Light-Related Cutaneous Symptoms of Erythropoietic Protoporphyria and Associations With Light Sensitivity Measurements.
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Source: JAMA Dermatol 2023 Jan 11; . doi: 10.1001/jamadermatol.2022.5850Authors: Raef HS, Rebeiz L, Leaf R K, Hughes O, Jiang P, ElSeht A, Anderson KE, Wheeden K, Kochevar I, Elmariah SB, Dickey AK
Erythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is a rare and underdiagnosed genetic disease characterized by painful sensitivity to light. A better understanding and characterization of its light-induced cutaneous symptoms may aid in the identification of EPP in patients.
Pubmed ID: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36630131?dopt=Abstract