Acute Variegate Porphyria in a Professional Bodybuilder after Starting a High-protein Diet and Treatment with Testosterone

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  • Christiane S. Cussigh
  • Nina Trenkler
  • Jochen H.O. Hoffmann
  • Alexander H. Enk
  • Anke S. Lonsdorf Department of Dermatology, University Hospital, Ruprecht-Karls-University of Heidelberg, DE-69120 Heidelberg, Germany

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https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3769

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porphyria, variegate porphyria, diet, heme biosynthesis

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2021-03-11

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Cussigh, C. S., Trenkler, N., Hoffmann, J. H., Enk, A. H., & Lonsdorf, A. S. (2021). Acute Variegate Porphyria in a Professional Bodybuilder after Starting a High-protein Diet and Treatment with Testosterone. Acta Dermato-Venereologica, 101(3), adv00412. https://doi.org/10.2340/00015555-3769

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