Type of porphyria | Specific porphyria | Urine | Stool | Erythrocytes | Plasma |
Acute neurovisceral | ADP | ALA, coproporphyrin III | * | Zinc protoporphyrin Markedly decreased ALAD activity | ALA* |
Acute neurovisceral | AIP | ALA, PBG, uroporphyrin, coproporphyrin | * | Decreased PBGD activity by approximately 50% (most cases)* | ALA, PBG* [approximately 620 nm]¶ |
Acute neurovisceral, rarely blistering cutaneous | HCP | ALA, PBG, coproporphyrin III | Coproporphyrin III | * | Δ [approximately 620 nm]¶ |
Acute neurovisceral, commonly blistering cutaneous | VP | ALA, PBG, coproporphyrin III | Coproporphyrin III, protoporphyrin | * | Porphyrin-peptide conjugate [approximately 626 to 628 nm]¶ |
Cutaneous, blistering | PCT and HEP | Uroporphyrin, heptacarboxyl porphyrin | Heptacarboxyl porphyrin, isocoproporphyrins | Zinc protoporphyrin (markedly elevated in HEP, normal or mildly elevated in PCT) | Uroporphyrin, heptacarboxyl porphyrin [approximately 620 nm]¶ |
Cutaneous, blistering | CEP | Uroporphyrin I; coproporphyrin I | Coproporphyrin I | Uroporphyrin I; coproporphyrin I | Uroporphyrin I, coproporphyrin I [approximately 620 nm]¶ |
Cutaneous, nonblistering | EPP and XLP | ◊ | Protoporphyrin* | Metal-free protoporphyrin§ | Protoporphyrin [approximately 634 nm]¶ |
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