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Porphyria cutanea tarda and Sjogren's syndrome [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 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.
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Porphyria cutanea tarda in a HIV- positive patient [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 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
Valéria Aparecida Zanela Franzon +3 more
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Porphyria cutanea tarda: a case report
Journal of Medical Case Reports, 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 ...
Hanife Usta Atmaca, Feray Akbas
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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Presenting as Erythema-multiforme Like Lesions
Journal of Nepal Health Research Council, 2019 Porphyria cutaneatarda, is the most common type of porphyria.It is characterized by defective uroporphyrinogen III decarboxylase enzyme.It presents with erosion, bulla with milia formation and sometimes with hypertrichosis and abnormal pigmentation ...
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Gynecologic Oncology Reports, 2021 Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT) is a rare paraneoplastic syndrome. The effects of therapeutic ionizing radiation in patients with PCT are not well understood.
Sarah Z. Hazell +2 more
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Precipitating factors of porphyria cutanea tarda in Brazil with emphasis on hemochromatosis gene (HFE) mutations. Study of 60 patients [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2013 BACKGROUND: Porphyria cutanea tarda is the most common form of porphyria, characterized by the decreased activity of the uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase enzyme.
Fatima Mendonca Jorge Vieira +4 more
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Genetic ancestry of patients with porphyria cutanea tarda in a country with mixed races: a cross-sectional study (Rio de Janeiro - Brazil) [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2018 : Porphyria cutanea tarda has a complex etiology with genetic factors not completely elucidated. The miscegenation of the Brazilian population has important implications in the predisposition to diseases.
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British Journal of Haematology, 2010 A 68-year-old man with relapsed follicular lymphoma developed redness, fragility, recurrent painful blistering and ulcerating lesions on sun-exposed areas of the skin, especially on the back of the hands (Figures). The appearance of the lesions led us to suspect porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) which was confirmed by elevated urinary excretion of ...
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Journal of Osteopathic Medicine, 2016 Porphyria cutanea tara (PCT) has a prevelance of about 40 new diagnoses per 1 million people per year and is the most frequently occurring type of porphyria worldwide. Inhibition of the uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) is the main cause of the disease, which can be the result of a heterozygous or homozygous mutation of the UROD gene; however ...
Eric M, Neverman, Rochelle, Parker
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Przegląd Dermatologiczny, 2019 Porphyria cutanea tarda belongs to the group of porphyrias. Porphyria is a heme disorder caused by an acquired or congenital defect of hepatic enzymes. This consequently leads to the accumulation of porphyrins in various organs.
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