Episode 63: Xeroderma Pigmentosum & Porphyria - Blood Type Vampire
Join us as we discuss Xeroderma Pigmentosum and Porphyria - two genetic disorders that have inspired tales of vampirism throughout history. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses. Sources https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/vampire-myths-originated-real-blood-disorder#:~:text=But%20where%20did%20the%20myth,as%20the%20E2%80%9Cvampyre%20disease.%E2%80%9D https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih/gov/pms/articles/PMC6656624/#:~:text=Introduction-,Erythropoietic%20Protoporphyria%20(EPP)%20and%20X%2Dlinked%20Protoporphyria%20(XLP,pathway1%20(Figure%201). https://alignedmodernhealth.com/medical-mysteries-behind-halloween-characters/
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Join us as we discuss Xeroderma Pigmentosum and Porphyria - two genetic disorders that have inspired tales of vampirism throughout history. Dee and Ris discuss the medical and psychiatric perspectives behind this case, based upon their experiences as nurses. Sources https://www.queensu.ca/gazette/stories/vampire-myths-originated-real-blood-disorder#:~:text=But%20where%20did%20the%20myth,as%20the%20E2%80%9Cvampyre%20disease.%E2%80%9D https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih/gov/pms/articles/PMC6656624/#:~:tex...