An Individual Is Suspected of Having Some Type of Porphyria

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Multiple Choice

An individual is suspected of having some type of porphyria although he has no skin lesions.The qualitative screen demonstrates an elevated PBG and ALA in urine.Upon quantitation,the PBG was noted as being more increased than the ALA.Further quantitative tests indicated increased uroporphyrin and fecal porphyrin.The plasma fluorescence emission peak was at 624 to 628 nm.What is the likely diagnosis?

• A) Congenital erythropoietic porphyria (CEP)
• B) Acute intermittent porphyria (AIP)
• C) Variegate porphyria (VP)
• D) Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)

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