The term porphyria, derived from the Greek word porphyra, meaning purple, is apt because a hallmark of most of the porphyrias is the overexcretion of porphyrins in urine or feces.
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Porphyria
//pɔː(ɹ)ˈfɪɹɪə//
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18 translations across 18 languages.
Armenian
1 entries- պորֆիրիա noun (abnormality of porphyrin metabolism)
Catalan
1 entries- porfíria noun (abnormality of porphyrin metabolism)
Czech
1 entries- porfyrie noun (abnormality of porphyrin metabolism)
Esperanto
1 entries- porfirio noun (abnormality of porphyrin metabolism)
Estonian
1 entries- porfüüria noun (abnormality of porphyrin metabolism)
Finnish
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German
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Greek
1 entries- πορφυρία noun (abnormality of porphyrin metabolism)
Hungarian
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Indonesian
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Italian
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Polish
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Portuguese
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Romanian
1 entries- porfirie noun (abnormality of porphyrin metabolism)
Russian
1 entries- порфири́я noun (abnormality of porphyrin metabolism)
Spanish
1 entries- porfiria noun (abnormality of porphyrin metabolism)
Swedish
1 entries- porfyri noun (abnormality of porphyrin metabolism)
Turkish
1 entries- porfiria noun (abnormality of porphyrin metabolism)
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However, the appearance of homozygous forms without consanguinity and coincidence of two types of porphyria in the same patient, dual porphyrias, is possible.
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The usual presenting symptoms and signs of porphyrias are either skin photosensitivity or neurovisceral symptoms and signs.
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