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Which of the following porphyrias best reflects this patient's symptoms and laboratory results?
 
  A 30-year-old male presents to his clinician with alcoholic liver disease, hyperpigmentation, blister formation, and fragile skin. The results of the liver function tests (AST and ALT) were abnormal. The patient's urine PBG/ALA was not increased. Urine porphyrins analysis reveals and elevation of uroporphyrinogen and heptacarboxylate.
  A. ALA-dehydratase deficient porphyria
  B. Acute intermittent porphyria
  C. Erythropoietic protoporphyria
  D. Porphyria cutanea tarda

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A 25-year-old female visits her physician complaining of lethargy and wants to take a nap all of the time. Her physician orders laboratory tests and the results are shown below. Which of the following conditions best represent this patient's status?
 
  Serum iron
  (g/dL)
  (g/dL) saturation () Ferritin
  (g/L)
 
  A. Thalassemia major
  B. Iron deficiency anemia
  C. Variegate porphyria
  D. Hemochromatosis


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Reply #1 on: Jun 25, 2018
Answer to Question 1

D

Answer to Question 2

B


imanialler

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