Classification of the porphyrias.
| 1. According to Sites of Major Overproduction of Porphyrins and Porphyrin Precursors . | |
|---|---|
| Erythropoietic . | Hepatic . |
| CEP | Acute, Inducible |
| EPP | ADP |
| AIP | |
| HCP | |
| VP | |
| Chronic | |
| PCT | |
| HEP | |
| 1. According to Sites of Major Overproduction of Porphyrins and Porphyrin Precursors . | |
|---|---|
| Erythropoietic . | Hepatic . |
| CEP | Acute, Inducible |
| EPP | ADP |
| AIP | |
| HCP | |
| VP | |
| Chronic | |
| PCT | |
| HEP | |
| 2. According to Major Clinical Manifestations . | |
|---|---|
| Abdominal pain (neurovisceral) . | Cutaneous (photosensitivity, damage) . |
| Abbreviations: CEP, congenital erythropoietic (Uro) porphyria; EP, erythropoietic protoporphyria; ADP, ALA dehydratase deficiency porphyia; AIP, acute intermittent porphyria; HCP, hereditary coproporphyria; VP, variegate porphyria; PCT, porphyria cutanea tarda; HEP, hepatoerythropoietic porphyria. | |
| ADP | CEP |
| AIP | EPP |
| HCP | HCP |
| VP | HEP |
| PCT | |
| VP | |
| 2. According to Major Clinical Manifestations . | |
|---|---|
| Abdominal pain (neurovisceral) . | Cutaneous (photosensitivity, damage) . |
| Abbreviations: CEP, congenital erythropoietic (Uro) porphyria; EP, erythropoietic protoporphyria; ADP, ALA dehydratase deficiency porphyia; AIP, acute intermittent porphyria; HCP, hereditary coproporphyria; VP, variegate porphyria; PCT, porphyria cutanea tarda; HEP, hepatoerythropoietic porphyria. | |
| ADP | CEP |
| AIP | EPP |
| HCP | HCP |
| VP | HEP |
| PCT | |
| VP | |