porphyria

How To Use porphyria In A Sentence

• As genetic blood disorders, hemophilia and porphyria had serious effects on the crowned heads of Europe.
• It seems likely that William was suffering from porphyria, which is an upset in metabolism resulting in inadequate utilization of chemicals known as porphyrins. The Pawprints of History
• BATH, England—Although historians today think that he suffered from a hereditary blood disorder called porphyria, not madness, King George III's erratic behavior has always baffled and intrigued in equal measure. The Witty Madness of David Haig's George III Is Fit for a King
• Immunological dysfunctions, inflammation of the respiratory tract, and disorders such as porphyria have all been suggested as possible causal factors.
• Porphyria cutanea tarda presents with photosensitivity, skin fragility, bruising, and vesicles and bullae that can become hemorrhagic.
• Other metabolic neuropathies include symptomatic thyroid disease, porphyria, and renal or hepatic failure.
• Hemophilia is a much simpler disease to explain than porphyria.
• The infection has been linked to an increased risk of porphyria cutanea tarda which may cause a blistering rash and to cryoglobulinaemia which may cause a purplish rash on the lower extremities and may lead to kidney damage. Vanguard News
• Another syndrome that sometimes goes hand in hand with HCV is called porphyria cutanea tarda. DR. SANJIV CHOPRA’S LIVER BOOK
• Porphyria cutanea tarda presents as bullae, vesicles, and milia on the dorsal hands and forearms but does not cause muscle weakness.