hepatic porphyria Directory References Quizzes 44 Questions from Britannica’s Most Popular Health and Medicine Quizzes Discover 10 Famous Duels 7 of History's Most Notorious Serial Killers Columbus Day and Its Discontents Gilles de Rais: History’s First Serial Killer? 26 Decade-Defining Events in U.S. History Why Do We Carve Pumpkins at Halloween? Why Is the Sky Blue? Contents hepatic porphyria disease Learn about this topic in these articles:description In porphyria…recognized: (1) erythropoietic and (2) hepatic. In the first, the overproduction occurs in relation to hemoglobin synthesis by cells in the bone marrow; in the second, the disturbance is in the liver. Read More