[Porphyria in pregnancy].

The report concerns two cases of pregnant women, one suffering from a acute photosensitive hepatic porphyria, the other suffering from a congenital erythropoietic porphyria. The course of pregnancies with porphyria, described in the literature, the interactions between pregnancy and porphyria, the influence of hormones and drugs, the indications for interruption of pregnancy, and problems of anesthesia are discussed.