Perioperative management of a child with X-linked erythropoietic protoporphyria undergoing dental surgery in preparation for liver transplantation.

A child with X-linked erythropoietic protoporphyria and end-stage liver disease underwent dental extractions using specialised anaesthetic techniques and light-avoidance precautions to prepare for liver transplantation, with no phototoxic injury or bleeding complications.

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