Transient Porphyrinemia in a Neonate: A Case Report |
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| Authors: | Brooke Boer B.S. Alison Tisack M.D. Tor Shwayder M.D. |
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| Affiliation: | 1. College of Human Medicine, Michigan State University, Grand Rapids, MI;2. Department of Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI;3. Director of Pediatric Dermatology, Henry Ford Hospital, Detroit, MI |
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| Abstract: | We describe a neonate with anemia, thrombocytopenia, and hyperbilirubinemia secondary to hemolytic disease of the newborn. After phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia, the neonate developed a photodistributed eruption with high serum and urine porphyrin levels. This transient porphyrinemia resolved at 1 month. |
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