Linda, a 54-year-old female, presents to her clinician with signs and symptoms suggestive of a porphyria

The following laboratory tests and results are:
Feces analysis: increased coproporphyrin III/I ratio
Urine analysis: increased porphyrins and porphobilinogen
Which of the following disorders are consistent with these laboratory results?
A) Variegate porphyria B) Hereditary porphyria
C) Acute intermittent porphyria D) Porphyria cutanea tarda


A

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