Erythropoietic protoporphyria

[x_los]

...is the disease the photo-sensitive children have in The Others, and is commonly believed to be the root disease behind myths of vampiric sun-sensitivity.

Quoth Dar Williams, and I like to know these things.

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[anyhennypenny.livejournal.com]

http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/article/001208.htm

[x-los.livejournal.com]

Eww, rashy.