What is Porphyria?
{{one source}} {{Infobox medical condition (new) | name = Porphyria | image = Urine of patient with porphyria.png | caption = Left figure is urine on the first day while the right figure is urine after three days of sun exposure showing the classic change in color to purple. | field = [[Hematology]], [[dermatology]], [[neurology]] | pronounce = {{IPAc-en|p|ɔːr|ˈ|f|ɪr|i|ə}} or {{IPAc-en|p|ɔːr|ˈ|f|aɪ|r|i|ə}} | symptoms = Depending on subtype—[[abdominal pain]], [[chest pain]], [[vomiting]], confusion, [[constipation]], [[fever]], [[seizure]]s, [[blister]]s with sunlight<ref name=NIH2009GHR/><ref name=NIDDK/> | complications = | onset = Recurrent attacks that last days to weeks<ref name=NIDDK/> | duration = | causes = Usually [[genetics|genetic]]<ref name=NIDDK/> | risks = | diagnosis = Blood, urine, and stool tests, [[genetic testing]]<ref name=NIDDK/> | differential = [[Lead poisoning]], [[alcoholic liver disease]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Dancygier |first1=Henryk |title=Clinical Hepatology: Principles and Practice of Hepatobiliary Diseases |date=2009 |publisher=Springer Science & Business Media |isbn=9783642045196 |page=1088 |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=lrPX8C4p90QC&pg=PA1088 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908185104/https://books.google.com/books?id=lrPX8C4p90QC&pg=PA1088 |archive-date=8 September 2017 |df=dmy-all}}</ref> | prevention = | treatment = Depends on type and symptoms<ref name=NIDDK/> | medication = | prognosis = | frequency = 1 to 100 in 50,000 people<ref name=NIH2009GHR/> | deaths = }} '''Porphyria''' is the name for a group of certain medical conditions or [[disease]]s. They have been known since the days of [[Hippocrates]]. Another name for porphyria is the '''madness of King George disease'''. They are seen by either attacks of severe pain (acute porphyrias) or light sensitive skin problems ([[cutaneous]] porphyrias),