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How is acute porphyria usually treated?
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Supportive care: Glucose and hematin derivatives can be used to manage the acute attacks. The key to treatment is patient education -- it's a lifetime of learning to avoid the triggers and becoming more familiar with the illness than a physician specialist.
Answered 6/11/2018
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