Erythropoietic Protoporphyria
Ava Francois
Can you imagine life without sunlight? What happens when just walking outside can cause intense pain, burning, redness, tingling, and swelling of the skin? The symptoms can be extremely serious, this is caused by abnormally low levels of enzyme, there is no cure.
Erythropoietic Protoporphyria is a allergie to the sun. A photogenic reaction to sunlight, the immune system initiates the allergic response and that’s what causes skin to be inflamed with red burning rashes. Erythropoietic protoporphyria is an inherited disorder caused by abnormally low levels of enzyme, and enormous amount of protoporphyrin. This disorder is very rare it is estimated that about 1 in 74,300 individuals are affected by this.
Ava Francois
Can you imagine life without sunlight? What happens when just walking outside can cause intense pain, burning, redness, tingling, and swelling of the skin? The symptoms can be extremely serious, this is caused by abnormally low levels of enzyme, there is no cure.
Erythropoietic Protoporphyria is a allergie to the sun. A photogenic reaction to sunlight, the immune system initiates the allergic response and that’s what causes skin to be inflamed with red burning rashes. Erythropoietic protoporphyria is an inherited disorder caused by abnormally low levels of enzyme, and enormous amount of protoporphyrin. This disorder is very rare it is estimated that about 1 in 74,300 individuals are affected by this.