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Fatores precipitantes na porfiria cutânea tardia no Brasil com ênfase\ud nas mutações do gene (HFE) da hemocromatose. Estudo de 60 casos [PDF]

open access: yesAnais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013
BACKGROUND:\ud Porphyria cutanea tarda is the most common form of porphyria, characterized by the decreased activity of the uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase enzyme.
Abrantes-Lemos, Clarice Pires   +4 more
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Porphyria cutanea tarda exacerbation as a paraneoplastic syndrome in vaginal cancer resolved with chemoradiation. [PDF]

open access: yesGynecol Oncol Rep, 2021
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome. The effects of therapeutic ionizing radiation in patients with PCT are not well understood.
Hazell SZ, Fader AN, Viswanathan AN.
europepmc   +2 more sources

An overview of the cutaneous porphyrias [PDF]

open access: yesF1000Research, 2017
This is an overview of the cutaneous porphyrias. It is a narrative review based on the published literature and my personal experience; it is not based on a formal systematic search of the literature.
A Anstey   +71 more
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Case Report: Treatment of porphyria cutanea tarda with low dose hydroxychloroquine. [PDF]

open access: yesF1000Res, 2022
Background: Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a complex metabolic disease resulting from altered activity of the enzyme uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) in the liver resulting in accumulation of uroporphyrin.
Awad A, Nirenberg A, Sinclair R.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Porphyria cutanea tarda: a case report. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Med Case Rep, 2019
Background The porphyrias are a rare group of metabolic disorders that can either be inherited or acquired. Along the heme biosynthetic pathway, porphyrias can manifest with neurovisceral and/or cutaneous symptoms, depending on the defective enzyme ...
Usta Atmaca H, Akbas F.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Porphyria cutanea tarda in a HIV- positive patient. [PDF]

open access: yesAn Bras Dermatol, 2016
: This is a case report about Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) and its relationship with the infection caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV). Cutaneous porphyria is an illness caused by enzymatic modification that results in partial deficiency of
Franzon VA   +3 more
europepmc   +3 more sources

Porphyria cutanea tarda and Sjogren's syndrome. [PDF]

open access: yesAn Bras Dermatol, 2014
Porphyria cutanea tarda is prevalent in connective tissue disease, common in systemic lupus erythematosus. However, the co-existence of primary sjogren's syndrome and porphyria cutanea tarda is rare and poses diagnostic and therapeutic challenges.
Fang S, Sun X, Wang Z, Song D, Li T.
europepmc   +3 more sources

Secondary hemosiderosis presented by porphyria cutanea tarda in a kidney dialysis patient: A case report. [PDF]

open access: yesSAGE Open Med Case Rep, 2020
A 68-year-old woman with chronic kidney disease receiving dialysis and iron supplementation presented to our hospital with painful blisters, fragile skin, and changes to skin pigmentation on the dorsal side of both upper and lower limbs.
AlGahtani FH, Stuckey R, Alqahtany FS.
europepmc   +2 more sources

Porphyria Cutanea Tarda [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of the Dermatology Nurses' Association, 2009
This issue of eMedRef provides information to clinicians on the pathophysiology, diagnosis, and therapeutics of porphyria cutanea ...
Markus Braun-Falco   +199 more
core   +5 more sources

Porphyria cutanea tarda and systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report. [PDF]

open access: yesJ Med Case Rep
Background Systemic lupus erythematosus is characterized by multiorgan involvement and the presence of autoantibodies. Porphyria cutanea tarda is a condition that affects the liver and skin by downregulating and inhibiting the enzyme uroporphyrinogen ...
Cajamarca-Baron J   +5 more
europepmc   +2 more sources

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