B3-092 Porphyria Flashcards

1
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porphyria is caused by

A

partial deficiency of heme biosynthesis enzymes

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2
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porphyria results in the accumulation of _____________ in tissues

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heme precursors

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3
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all autosomal dominant porphyrias have

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low clinical penetrance

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4
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Heme is necessary for [3 functions]

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oxygen binding
oxygen metabolism
electron transfer

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5
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most heme is synthesized by _________ cells in bone marrow and ____________ in the liver

A

erythroid; hepatocytes

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6
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4 pyrrole rings linked by methenyl bridges

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ferrous iron (Fe2+) and protoporphyrin IX

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7
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porphyrias can be classified into two main groups based on predominant clinical manifestations

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causing acute neurovisceral attacks
porphyrias causing chronic cutaneous photosensitivity

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8
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ALA dehydratase deficiency affects which enzyme?

A

ALAD

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9
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Does ALA dehydratase deficiency have neurovisceral or skin manifestations?

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neurovisceral

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10
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inheritance pattern: ALA dehydratase deficiency

A

autosomal recessive

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11
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Acute intermittent porphyria affects which enzyme?

A

HMBS

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12
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does Acute intermittent porphyria cause neurovisceral or skin manifestations?

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neurovisceral

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13
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inheritance pattern: Acute intermittent porphyria

A

autosomal dominant

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14
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hereditary coproporphyria affects which enzyme?

A

CPO

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15
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does hereditary coproporphyria cause neurovisceral or skin manifestations?

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both

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16
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inheritance pattern: hereditary coproporphyria

A

autosomal dominant

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17
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Variegate affects which enzyme?

A

PPOX

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18
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does variegate cause neurovisceral or skin manifestations?

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both

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19
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inheritance pattern: variegate

A

autosomal dominant

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20
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congenital erythropoietic porphyria affects which enzyme?

A

UROS

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21
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does congenital erythropoietic porphyria cause neurovisceral or skin manifestations?

A

skin

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22
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inheritance pattern: congenital erythropoietic porphyria

A

autosomal recessive

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23
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porphyria cutanea tarda affects which enzyme?

A

UROD

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24
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does porphyria cutanea tarda exhibit neurovisceral or skin manifestations?

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skin

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25
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inheritance pattern: porphyria cutanea tarda

A

complex

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26
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which enzyme does erythropoietic protoporphyria affect?

A

FECH

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27
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does erythropoietic protoporphyria cause neurovisceral or skin manifestations?

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skin

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28
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inheritance pattern: erythropoietic protoporphyria

A

autosomal dominant

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29
Q

enzyme defects up to _________ cause acute neurologic porphyria

A

HMBS

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30
Q

enzyme defects up to HMBS cause

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acute neurologic porphyria

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31
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enzyme defects after HMBS are ______________ and cause cutaneous porphyria

A

less soluble

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32
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enzyme defects after HMBS are less soluble and cause

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cutaneous porphyria

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33
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VP and HCP ____________ PBG production

A

increase

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34
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increased PBG production interferes with _____________ causing neurovisceral attacks

A

GABA signaling

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35
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increased PBG production interferes with GABA signaling causing

A

neurovisceral attacks

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36
Q

enzyme deficiency, combined with _________________ causes an imbalance in the heme pathway

A

environmental or physiologic trigger

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37
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overproduction of porphyrins and porphyrin precursors into blood causes

A

skin lesions

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38
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overproduction of porphyrins and porphyrin precursors into the liver cause

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acute neurologic symptoms

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39
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overproduction of porphyrins and porphyrin precursors into bone marrow cause

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acute neurologic symptoms

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40
Q

common triggers that induce ALA synthase

A

alcohol use
smoking
medications
hormone replacement
sunlight exposure
stress
dieting and fasting

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41
Q

symptoms of cutaneous porphyrias

A

oversensitivity to sunlight
blisters on sun exposed skin
skin fragility
scarring
hyper or hypo pigmentation
hypertrichosis/alopecia
urticaria

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42
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porphyrins deposited in skin absorb energy in the visible light spectrum causing

A

oxidative damage

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43
Q

porphyrins deposited in skin absorb energy in the _____________ causing oxidative damage

A

visible light spectrum

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44
Q

most common porphyria

A

porphyria cutanea tarda

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45
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porphyria cutanea tarda onsets in which stage of life?

A

adulthood

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46
Q

porphyria cutanea tarda is more common in women or men?

A

men

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47
Q

______% of porphyria cutanea tarda causes are acquired

A

75

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48
Q

causes of acquired porphyria cutanea tarda

A

hep C
hemochromatosis
alcohol abuse
smoking
estrogen rx
polychlorinated cyclic hydrocarbon exposure

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49
Q

in porphyria cutanea tarda ________ accumulates in skin

A

uroporphyrin

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50
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porphyria cutanea tarda is symptomatic when enzyme is

A

<20% of normal

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51
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porphyria cutanea tarda causes the inability to convert uroporphyrinogen to

A

coproporphyrinogen

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52
Q

porphyria cutanea tarda causes the inability to convert _______________ to coproporphyrinogen

A

uroporphyrinogen

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53
Q

in porphyria cutanea tarda, LFTs are

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abnormal

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54
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porphyrins in the liver down regulate

A

hepcidin

55
Q

down regulation of hepcidin causes

A

iron overload and formation of ROS

56
Q

treatment of porphyria cutanea tarda

A

avoid sunlight
discontinue. risk factors
treat comorbid conditions
phlebotomy

57
Q

congenital erythropoietic porphyria is caused by a deficiency in

A

uroporphyrinogen III synthase

58
Q

erythropoietic protoporphyria is caused by a deficiency of

A

ferrochelatase

59
Q

most common early childhood porphyria

A

erythropoietic protoporphyria

60
Q

causes acute photosensitivity without skin fragility and blisterin

A

erythropoietic protoporphyria

61
Q

erythropoietic protoporphyria is caused by a deficiency of

A

ferrochelatase

62
Q

erythropoietic protoporphyria increases the risk of

A

hemolytic anemia
gallstones
liver disease (may require transplant)

63
Q

erythropoietic protoporphyria treatment

A

avoid sunlight
melanocyte stimulating hormone to darken skin and reduce photosensitivity
narrowband UVB to darken skin
cholestyramine to absorb protoporphyrin
stem cell transplant

**liver transplant if liver failure

64
Q

in erythropoietic protoporphyria, excess protoporphyrin accumulates in

A

RBCs

diffuses into plasma, enters skin, cleared by liver and secreted into bil

65
Q

associated with vampire folklore

A

congenital erythropoietic porphyria

66
Q

onset soon after birth

A

congenital erythropoietic porphyria

67
Q

severe photosensitivity with scarring, erythrodontia, hemolytic anemia, and gallstone

A

congenital erythropoietic porphyria

68
Q

porphyrin laden erythrocytes in congenital erythropoietic porphyria cause

A

hemolysis, splenomegaly, gallstones
photolysis in dermal capillaries

69
Q

caused by enzyme defect in bone marrow erythroid cells

A

congenital erythropoietic porphyria

70
Q

congenital erythropoietic porphyria treatment

A

avoid sunlight
transfusion for anemia
stem cell transplant

71
Q

chronic cutaneous manifestations may lead to misdiagnosis

A

variegate porphyria

72
Q

chronic cutaneous manifestations with abdominal pain, neuropathy, and psychiatric

A

variegate porphyria

73
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rarest forms of porphyria

A

hereditary coproporphyria

74
Q

usually provoked by cholestasis from some other cause

A

hereditary coproporphyria

75
Q

increased coproporphyria in urine and feces

A

hereditary coproporphyria

**similar to VP

76
Q

coproporphyrin III:I ratio of 10-20 with no increase in protoporphyrin

A

hereditary coproporphyria

77
Q

symptoms of acute neurologic porphyrias

A

severe abdominal pain
psychiatric distress
hypertensions, tachycardia
seizures
parasthesia
fever
weakness progressing to paralysis

78
Q

acute neurologic porphyrias can be provoked by

A

barbituates
sulfonamide antibiotics
anticonvulsants
antihistamines
chemicals
smoking
alcohol
caloric restriction

79
Q

in ALAD and AIP, tetrapyrrole intermediates

A

do not accumulate

80
Q

ALAD and AIP do not cause

A

photosensitivity

81
Q

VP and HCP increase ___________ & do cause photosensitivity

A

tetrapyrrole

82
Q

VP and HCP increase tetrapyrrole and cause

A

photosensitivity

83
Q

onset between 15-35 years

A

acute porphyria

**rare before puberty

84
Q

acute porphyria is more common in women or men?

A

women

85
Q

characterized by acute neurovisceral attacks

A

acute porphyria

86
Q

recurrence of acute porphyria may be related to the __________________ in women

A

menstrual cycle

87
Q

acute porphyria is difficult to diagnose because

A

symptoms are non specific and variable
family history often missing or incomplete

88
Q

PBG is almost always increased in

A

AIP, VP, and HCP

89
Q

most common acute porphyria

A

AIP

90
Q

higher incidence in northern europe

A

AIP

91
Q

sequence of symptoms, AIP

A

abdominal pain –> psychiatric –> peripheral neuropathy

92
Q

GI symptoms of AIP

A

constipation
colicky abdominal pain
vomiting
diarrhea

93
Q

psychiatric symptoms of AIP

A

psychotic episodes
depression
anxiety

94
Q

in AIP, excess PBG and ALA are

A

neurotoxic

95
Q

ALA interferes with

A

GABA signaling

96
Q

heme deficiency inhibits cytochromes and causes

A

neurodegeneration

97
Q

heme deficiency decreases hepatic tryptophan pyrrolase activity resulting in

A

increased serotonin and cognitive changes

98
Q

port wine urine

A

AIP

99
Q

in AIP, excess porphobilinogen and aminolevulinic acid are excreted in

A

urine

100
Q

extremely rare acute neurologic porphyria

A

ALAD

101
Q

only acute porphyria to begin in childhood

A

ALAD

102
Q

ALAD has _________ levels of urine porphobilinogen

A

normal

103
Q

ALAD has ______________ aminolevuliniv acid

A

significantly elevated

**rule out lead poisoning

104
Q

treatment: acute porphyrias

A

treat symptoms and try to correct heme pathway deficiency

105
Q

therapeutic options for acute porphyrias

A

remove exacerbating factors
IV fluid with dextrose
opiate pain control
nausea control
hematin IV therapy

106
Q

panhematin is infused IV and taken up by

A

hepatocytes –> enters heme pool

107
Q

panhematin inhibits synthesis of

A

ALA synthase

**rate limiting enzyme of heme pathway

108
Q

ultimately, panhematin reduces production of

A

porphyrin precursors

109
Q

RNA interference drug targeting Aminolevulinic acid synthase

A

givlaari

110
Q

alternative to hemin infusions for patients with frequent acute porphyria attacks

A

givlaari

111
Q

best initial test to diagnose porphyrias

A

urine porphyring analysis + porphobilinogen

**erythrocyte protoporphyrin if EPP suspected

112
Q

Confirmatory PCT testing:

Enzyme Assay:
Urine elevations:
Feces elevations:
Erythrocyte elevations:
plasma elevations:

A

Enzyme Assay:yes
Urine elevations: uroheptacarboxyl
Feces elevations: isocopro heptacarboxyl
Erythrocyte elevations: none
plasma elevations: uroheptacarboxyl

113
Q

confirmatory EPP testing:

Enzyme Assay:
Urine elevations:
Feces elevations:
Erythrocyte elevations:
plasma elevations:

A

Enzyme Assay: no
Urine elevations: no
Feces elevations: proto
Erythrocyte elevations: proto
plasma elevations: proto

114
Q

confirmatory CEP testing:

Enzyme Assay:
Urine elevations:
Feces elevations:
Erythrocyte elevations:
plasma elevations:

A

Enzyme Assay: yes
Urine elevations: Uro I, Copro I
Feces elevations: Copro I
Erythrocyte elevations: Uro I, Copro I
plasma elevations: Uro I, Copro I

115
Q

confirmatory AIP testing:

Enzyme Assay:
Urine elevations:
Feces elevations:
Erythrocyte elevations:
plasma elevations:

A

Enzyme Assay: yes
Urine elevations: ALA, PBG, Uro, Copro
Feces elevations: Uro
Erythrocyte elevations: no
plasma elevations: Uro

116
Q

confirmatory VP testing

Enzyme Assay:
Urine elevations:
Feces elevations:
Erythrocyte elevations:
plasma elevations:

A

Enzyme Assay: no
Urine elevations: ALA, PBG, Copro
Feces elevations: proto>copro, copro III/I
Erythrocyte elevations: no
plasma elevations: copro, proto

117
Q

confirmatory HCP testing

Enzyme Assay:
Urine elevations:
Feces elevations:
Erythrocyte elevations:
plasma elevations:

A

Enzyme Assay: no
Urine elevations: ALA & PBG, copro
Feces elevations: copro III/I
Erythrocyte elevations: no
plasma elevations: copro

118
Q

confirmatory testing ALAD

Enzyme Assay:
Urine elevations:
Feces elevations:
Erythrocyte elevations:
plasma elevations:

A

Enzyme Assay: yes
Urine elevations: ALA copro
Feces elevations: no
Erythrocyte elevations: zinc
plasma elevations: n/a

119
Q

only order __________ after biochemical diagnosis has been made to confirm diagnosis

A

molecular test

120
Q

molecular testing for at risk family members

A

test for mutation identified in family

counsel to avoid exacerbating factors

121
Q

heme pathway

A
122
Q

3 most common porphyrias in US

A

Acute intermittent
erythropoietic protop.
cutanea tarda

123
Q

most common porphyria in US

A

cutanea tarda

124
Q

second most common porphyria in US

A

AIP

125
Q

third most common porphyria in US

A

erythropoietic protoporhyria

126
Q

presents with acutely painful skin lesions

A

erythropoietic protoporphyria

127
Q

presents with acute neurovisceral symptoms

A

AIP

128
Q

presents with chronic blistering skin lesions

A

porphyria cutanea tarda

129
Q

the intermittent symptoms of porphyrias is due to

A

partial deficiencies in the heme pathway

130
Q

cutanea tarda is caused by

A

uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase deficiency

131
Q

erythropoietic protoporphyria is caused by

A

ferrochelatase deficiency

132
Q

congenital erythropoietic porphyria is caused by

A

UROS

133
Q

congenital erythropoietic porphyria is inherited in an

A

autosomal recessive pattern