Comments on: JSA Classified #23: A Medical Review http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1579 a blog of medicine, comics, television, science and other fun stuff Fri, 10 Feb 2012 05:09:03 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Sam A. http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1579/comment-page-1#comment-201755 Sam A. Wed, 21 Nov 2007 18:39:08 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1579#comment-201755 I don't think they labeled people as vampire's for having porphyria, as hypothetically porphyria would be a consequence of consuming blood, but not a CAUSE of the blood drinking. Having porphyria would require some other unrelated mental instability (or dietary preference) leading to consumption of blood, assuming once again that consuming blood can cause porphyria. I don’t think they labeled people as vampire’s for having porphyria, as hypothetically porphyria would be a consequence of consuming blood, but not a CAUSE of the blood drinking.

Having porphyria would require some other unrelated mental instability (or dietary preference) leading to consumption of blood, assuming once again that consuming blood can cause porphyria.

]]> By: David C http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1579/comment-page-1#comment-53708 David C Mon, 05 Mar 2007 17:49:12 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1579#comment-53708 I also remember reading, many (like, 20) years ago, some book about the "real" antecedents of famous monsters. For example (so the book went), perhaps ignorant medieval peasants saw people afflicted with diseases or conditions that make people really hairy, and thought "werewolf," and maybe people with porphyria became "vampires" to them? I remember it struck me as kinda half-assed speculation even then, but that might be where the reference here comes from. I also remember reading, many (like, 20) years ago, some book about the “real” antecedents of famous monsters. For example (so the book went), perhaps ignorant medieval peasants saw people afflicted with diseases or conditions that make people really hairy, and thought “werewolf,” and maybe people with porphyria became “vampires” to them? I remember it struck me as kinda half-assed speculation even then, but that might be where the reference here comes from.

]]> By: Carl http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1579/comment-page-1#comment-52895 Carl Sun, 04 Mar 2007 03:56:30 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1579#comment-52895 So that grotesque skin-retractor thing really is used for eye extractions? So that grotesque skin-retractor thing really is used for eye extractions?

]]> By: Buck Ripsnort http://www.politedissent.com/archives/1579/comment-page-1#comment-52765 Buck Ripsnort Sat, 03 Mar 2007 20:00:56 +0000 http://politedissent.com/archives/1579#comment-52765 Gawd forgive me for knowing this, but the Elder Scrolls:Oblivion game refers to vampirism as toxic porphyria. So maybe that's where he got it. Gawd forgive me for knowing this, but the Elder Scrolls:Oblivion game refers to vampirism as toxic porphyria. So maybe that’s where he got it.

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