Top 2 Types of Porphyrias | Hemoglobin

The following points highlight the top two types of Porphyrias:- 1. Congenital Porphyrias 2. Acquired Porphyrias Type # 1. Congenital Porphyrias: A. Erythropoietic porphyria. B. Erythropoietic pro-to-porphyria. C. Erythropoietic coproporphyria. D. Hepatic porphyria. (a) Acute intermittent porphyria. (b) Porphyria variegata. (c) Hereditary coproporphyria. (d) Porphyria cutanea tarda. A. Erythropoietic Porphyria: i. Highly increased excretion of uroporphy­rin I and, to a [...]