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Transfusion Therapy in a Patient With Erythropoietic Protoporphyria

Mark A. Bechtel

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Abstract

An 8-year-old boy with erythropoietic protoporphyria had a marked decrease in photosensitivity symptoms after several transfusions with washed, packed RBCs. The reduction in photosensitivity was associated with a decline in free erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels.

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An 8-year-old boy with erythropoietic protoporphyria had a marked decrease in photosensitivity symptoms after several transfusions with washed, packed RBCs. The reduction in photosensitivity was associated with a decline in free erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels.

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An 8-year-old boy with erythropoietic protoporphyria had a marked decrease in photosensitivity symptoms after several transfusions with washed, packed RBCs. The reduction in photosensitivity was associated with a decline in free erythrocyte protoporphyrin levels.

Key concepts: Erythropoietic protoporphyria, Photosensitivity, Medicine, Protoporphyrin, Dermatology, Porphyria, Surgery, Porphyrin

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