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Patient narrative reveals severe phototoxicity and therapeutic benefits in erythropoietic protoporphyria, highlighting the urgent need for pediatric drug access.
This patient perspective explores the profound physical and psychosocial burden of Erythropoietic Protoporphyria (EPP), characterized by agonizing phototoxic reactions described as "millions of superheated needles". Through a personal account of diagnostic delays and the life-changing impact of a clinical trial for afamelanotide, this submission highlights the urgent need for equitable pediatric access to emerging therapies to mitigate the lifelong "invisible" burden of this disease.
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