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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.
Marcela Nowak +3 more
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Scleral Necrosis in Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: A Case Report [PDF]
Journal of Clinical and Diagnostic Research, 2022 Scleral necrosis is a rare but well documented ocular manifestation of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT). The PCT is caused by a deficiency of Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase (Uro-D).
Ruchi Shukla +2 more
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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 ...
Niraj Parajuli +2 more
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Allogeneic corneoscleral limbus tissue transplantation for treatment of the necrosis in porphyria eye disease [PDF]
International Journal of Ophthalmology, 2014 Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) with ocular complications are rarely reported. To the best of our knowledge, no reports exist on allogeneic corneoscleral limbus tissue transplantation for treatment of these. Amniotic membrane grafting had been performed in
Feng Yan +4 more
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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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Characterization of a new mutation (R292G) and a deletion at the human uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase locus in two patients with hepatoerythropoietic porphyria [PDF]
, 1992 A deficiency in the activity of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD), the fifth enzyme of the haem biosynthetic pathway, is found in familial porphyria cutanea tarda (F-PCT) and hepatoerythropoietic porphyria (HEP). A new mutation (R292G) and a deletion
Bourgeois, F. (Francine) +6 more
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Spot urine porphyrins/creatinine ratio profile of healthy Brazilian individuals adjusted for personal habits [PDF]
, 2009 Changes in urinary porphyrin excretion may be the result of hereditary causes and/or from environmental or occupational exposure. The objective of this study was to measure the amount of some porphyrins in spot urine samples obtained from volunteers ...
ALVES, A.N.L. +3 more
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Porfiria cutânea tardia Porphyria cutanea tarda
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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Bioanalytical studies of porphyric disorders using HPLC with fluorescence detection [PDF]
, 2014 We describe here the development, validation, quantification and application of a method for determination of heme porphyrin precursors in the urine of porphyric patients.
Alves, Atecla Nunciata Lopes +3 more
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