Can Porphyria Cause Edema And Metabolic Neuropathy?

Posted on Fri, 15 Jul 2016

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Question : Is/are there type(s) of porphyria that can cause edema and metabolic neuropathy? How can I best learn more about hereditary diseases that might fit my symptoms?

Answered by Dr. Diptanshu Das (2 hours later)

Brief Answer:
Porphyrias can cause edema or neuropathy.

Detailed Answer:
Thanks for asking on HealthcareMagic.

Porphyria is a metabolic problem related to the synthesis of heme. You can find more details at:
http://themedicalbiochemistrypage.org/heme-porphyrin.php

Porphyria is known to be associated with neuropathy. You can find more details at:
http://emedicine.medscape.com/article/205220-clinical
http://www.porphyrie.net/wp-content/uploads/2015/07/Dyck_2015.pdf

I understand that you are suffering from multiple problems but please mention if there is something specific that I could help you with. As such there can be a host of diseases associated with a set of presentations but it is no use beating about the bush.

Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar