Prevalence of gallstones in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria in Northern Ireland
作者:
David J. Todd,
Norman C. Nevin,
Desmond Burrows,
期刊:
Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology
(WILEY Available online 1992)
卷期:
Volume 1,
issue 2
页码: 109-112
ISSN:0926-9959
年代: 1992
DOI:10.1111/j.1468-3083.1992.tb00665.x
出版商: Blackwell Publishing Ltd
关键词: Porphyria;Cholelithiasis;Ultrasonic diagnosis;Liver function tests
数据来源: WILEY
摘要:
AbstractErythropoietic protoporphyria (EPP) is characterized by increased red cell protoporphyrins, which are excreted solely in the bile. Since gallstones are thought to be more prevalent in EPP, all 17 patients in Northern Ireland known to have EPP had abdominal ultrasound scanning and tests of liver function. Asymptomatic gallstones were detected in one patient, an 11‐year‐old girl. Liver function was normal in all patie
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