Porphyria Service Cardiff

The Cardiff Porphyria Service specialises in the diagnosis and treatment of the porphyrias in the UK. The Service provides a comprehensive porphyria service for both clinicians and their patients by offering: 

• Multidisciplinary clinical advice
• Routine laboratory diagnosis
• Genetic mutation analysis (in conjunction with Medical Genetics)
• Safe drug information (in conjunction with the Welsh Medicines Information Service, WMIC)
• Genetic counselling (in conjunction with Medical Genetics) 

The service has strong collaborative links with our European colleagues.

What we offer

The patient:

• Outpatient clinics (Multidisciplinary).
• Joint care by a clinical porphyria consultant, dermatologist and specialist nurse.
• Advice and support on living with porphyria.

For medical professionals: 

• Advice on management of inpatients with suspected porphyria
• Advice on the management of patients with porphyria being treated for other medical conditions
• Up-to-date information on drug safety in the acute porphyrias (in conjunction with the Welsh Medicines Information Service)
• National Acute Porphyria Service (NAPS).