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HAART: a risk factor for development of porphyria cutanea tarda?
Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical, 2012 Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is caused by inherited or acquired partial deficiency of the uroporphyrinogen-decarboxylase (Uro-D) enzyme activity. It is the most common form of porphyria.
Fred Bernardes Filho +7 more
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Ugeskrift for LægerPorphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is caused by decreased activity of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) due to various susceptibility factors, here among pathogenic variants in UROD and the presence of iron overload. Porphyrins are sensitive to light and cause cutaneous symptoms in the form of blisters and ulcers on sun-exposed skin.
Mistegård, Josephine +4 more
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Porfiria cutânea tardia Porphyria cutanea tarda [PDF]
Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia, 2006 Trata-se de revisão sobre a porfiria cutânea tardia em que são abordados a fisiopatogenia, as características clínicas, as doenças associadas, os fatores desencadeantes, a bioquímica, a histopatologia, a microscopia eletrônica, a microscopia de ...
Fátima Mendonça Jorge Vieira +1 more
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Human immunodeficiency virus associated sporadic nonfamilial porphyria cutanea tarda
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2016 Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), a relatively uncommon metabolic disease, is the most common cutaneous porphyria. Here, we present the case of a patient diagnosed with sporadic, nonfamilial PCT that presented with classical cutaneous findings and multiple ...
Sibashish Kamal Guha +3 more
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Porphyria cutanea tarda: A novel mutation
Pediatric Hematology Oncology Journal, 2016 A 5 year old child with waxing and waning vesicobullous lesions on exposed parts since two years. Blood porphyrin levels were increased and Woods lamp revealed erythrodontia. DNA analysis showed the child was homozygous and both parents were heterozygous
Rajesh Patil +5 more
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The diagnosis and management of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)
South African Family Practice, 2009 The porphyrias are a group of disorders in which excessive quantities of porphyrins or their precursors are produced. They are due to abnormalities in the control of the porphyrin-haem metabolic pathway.
Mojakgomo H. Motswaledi
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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda with Constrictive Pericarditis: A Rare Association [PDF]
Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, 2012 Porphyria cutanea tarda(PCT) is characterised by photosensitivity and bulla formation on photoexposed parts which heals with scaring and pigmentation.
Kaur Jasleen +3 more
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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Presenting with Scleroderma, Ichthyosis, Alopecia, and Vitiligo
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2018 Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a cutaneous porphyria that presents later in life with cutaneous findings in sun-exposed sites. We report a complex case of PCT in a 67-year-old woman with an unusual constellation of cutaneous findings: scleroderma ...
Megan E. MacGillivray +1 more
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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Masquerading as Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Report of Two Cases
Case Reports in Dermatology, 2015 Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is the most common type of porphyria worldwide and is often initially diagnosed when cutaneous manifestations arise.
Kristyn Deen, Jason Wu
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Pregnancy Induced Porphyria Cutanea Tarda
Indian Journal of Dermatology, 2000 Prophyria cutanea tarda induced by pregnancy in a 20 year old primi is described along with clinical, biochemical and histological features. All the lesions expect hypertrichosis resolved following childbirth.
Shanker B +4 more
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