Porphyria

Why can't I be tempted to re-read 'Little House on the Prairie' instead of 'Porphyria's Lover'?

Even in a little thing gillpolack 2005

In its dramatic concision, its complex psychological significance, and its unique, if to unaccustomed ears somewhat barbaric, poetic beauty, "Porphyria" is still more remarkable.

Life of Robert Browning William Sharp 1880

Porphyria sufferers also experience extreme sensitivity to light, suffering blisters and burns when their skin is exposed to the sun.

They're Alive: Real Scientific Reasons to Believe in Vampires, Werewolves, and Zombies 2009

Porphyria is aggravated by the Sun, which leads to a digression on night-loving vampires.

Chasing the Sun: The Epic Story of the Star That Gives Us Life by Richard Cohen – review Tim Radford 2010

Porphyria is really a group of diseases—one particular kind is characterized by acute abdominal pain and mental changes, and the others have a dermatologic manifestation.

After the Diagnosis MD Julian Seifter 2010

Porphyria victims also have an averse reaction to garlic, which contains a chemical that exacerbates the symptoms of the disease.

Science Saves Fiction in "The First Vampire" Talia Page 2008

Porphyria victims also have an averse reaction to garlic, which contains a chemical that exacerbates the symptoms of the disease.

Archive 2008-11-01 Talia Page 2008

Queen Porphyria has a somewhat sordid past, mostly concerning her behavior with the Ringers and her doctor.

REVIEW: Counterfeit Kings by Adam Connell 2005

Kasey suffers from CEP, one of the rarest forms of a rare genetic disorder called Porphyria.

CNN Transcript Feb 11, 2006 2006

Kasey is one of less than 100 people in the United States with this particular kind of Porphyria.

CNN Transcript Feb 11, 2006 2006