Society and Culture
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda is also the name of a song by the punk band AFI on their album Black Sails in the Sunset.
Porphyria is implicated in the origin of vampire myths because people with the disease tend to avoid the sun due to blistering and desire iron rich foods (blood and meat) due to their enzymatic deficiency.
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