Hair cortisol is elevated in patients with erythropoietic protoporphyria and correlates with body mass index and quality of life

Br J Dermatol. 2018 May;178(5):1209-1210. doi: 10.1111/bjd.16341. Epub 2018 Apr 6.

Authors

I Suijker¹, M Savas², E F C van Rossum², J G Langendonk¹

Affiliations

¹ Porphyria Center, Center for Lysosomal and Metabolic Diseases, Erasmus MC, University Medical Center Rotterdam, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.
² Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Endocrinology, Erasmus Medical Center, Erasmus University, Rotterdam, the Netherlands.

PMID: 29341104
DOI: 10.1111/bjd.16341

No abstract available

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Adult
Body Mass Index
Female
Hair / chemistry*
Humans
Hydrocortisone / metabolism*
Male
Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic / metabolism*
Protoporphyria, Erythropoietic / psychology
Quality of Life
Self Report
Stress, Psychological / etiology
Stress, Psychological / metabolism

Substances

Hydrocortisone