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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 ...
Christoph, Sandra +3 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.
Isabella Brasil Succi +3 more
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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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Sporadic Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Induced by Alcohol Abuse [PDF]
Chinese Medical Journal, 2017 Xiu-Min Yang +3 more
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Urinary porphyrin excretion in hepatitis C infection [PDF]
, 1999 A high prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection in porphyria cutanea tarda in some populations suggests a close link between viral hepatitis and alteration of porphyrin metabolism.
Jacob, Karl +2 more
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Metastases-Like Liver Lesions in Two Different Types of Porphyria - Porphyria Cutanea Tarda (PCT) and Acute Hepatic Porphyria (AHP) - and the Role of CEUS. [PDF]
, 2023 Porphyria are a group of metabolic disorders caused by altered activity of enzymes in the heme biosynthesis pathway. Acute hepatic porphyria (AHP) are due to hepatic overproduction of the porphyrin precursors, delta aminolevulinic acid, and ...
Correa Londoño, Martina, Weiss, Daniel
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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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Porphyrias associated with malignant tumors: Results of treatment with ionizing irradiation [PDF]
, 2001 Background: Porphyrin metabolism disorders, known as porphyria, represent inherited or acquired diseases. The development of porphyria due to light sensibility occurs especially with exposure to wavelengths in the range of 300-700 nm.
Panzer, M. +9 more
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An overview of the cutaneous porphyrias [version 1; referees: 2 approved]
F1000Research, 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.
Robert Dawe
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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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