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Porphyria cutanea tarda and systemic lupus erythematosus: a case report

Journal of Medical Case Reports
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 ...
Jairo Cajamarca-Baron, Juan Sebastian Bonilla Crespo, Angie Tatiana Calderón Vásquez, Adwar Peña Peña, Julian M. Moreno, Lina Patricia Vargas   +5 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, Vogeser, Michael, Zachoval, Reinhart   +2 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., Wilkowski, R., R. Wilkowski, Schaffer, Pamela Manuela, E. Dühmke, P.M. Schaffer, M. Panzer, Dühmke, Eckhart, M. Schaffer, Schaffer, Moshe   +9 more
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Illness Perception and Psychological Distress in Persons with Porphyria Cutanea Tarda [PDF]

, 2016
Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) requires long-term treat­ment and follow-up, although many patients experience life-long remission. The aim of this cross-sectional postal survey was to describe and investigate the association between illness perception ...
Andersen, Janice, Nordin, Karin, Sandberg, Sverre   +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.

, 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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Secondary hemosiderosis presented by porphyria cutanea tarda in a kidney dialysis patient: A case report

SAGE Open Medical Case Reports, 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.
Farjah H AlGahtani, Ruth Stuckey, Fatima S Alqahtany   +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, Yan Lu, Jie Yin, Feng Jiang, Zhen-Ping Huang   +4 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, Ashutosh Kumar Mishra, Prasoon Pandey   +2 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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Unusual case of corneo-scleral melt treated with scleral patch graft in a patient of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

Indian Journal of Ophthalmology. Case Reports, 2021
Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is the most common form of Porphyria, which is a group of metabolic disorders of haem biosynthesis characterized by the involvement of the skin, eyes, and neuro-visceral tissue.
Sweety G Tiple, Umang Mathur, Sima Das, Arpan Gandhi   +3 more
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