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Scleral Necrosis in Porphyria Cutanea Tarda: A Case Report [PDF]

open access: yesJournal 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
doaj   +1 more source

Illness Perception and Psychological Distress in Persons with Porphyria Cutanea Tarda [PDF]

open access: yes, 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   +2 more
core   +1 more source

Unusual case of corneo-scleral melt treated with scleral patch graft in a patient of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

open access: yesIndian 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   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C na porfíria cutânea tarda.

open access: yesActa Médica Portuguesa, 1996
The authors make a literature review on hepatitis C virus infection in porphyria cutanea tarda, illustrated by one clinical case. They also present some considerations about pathophysiologic mechanisms involved in this association.
J Lima   +4 more
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Variegate porphyria : molecular aspects of variegate porphyria in South Africa and their biochemical and clinical consequences [PDF]

open access: yes, 2000
Bibliography: p. 215-241.Variegate porphyria (VP) is the clinical disorder associated with a deficiency of the haemsynthesising enzyme protoporphyrinogen oxidase (PPO). VP is one of the commonest monogenic inherited disorders in South Africa.
Hift, R J
core   +1 more source

Case of multiple systemic (extrahepatic) manifestations of chronic HCV infection (analysis of the literature and own observations). Case report

open access: yesТерапевтический архив, 2022
The article presents a description of a patient with chronic HCV infection and multiple extrahepatic manifestations, which manifested in dynamics and were recorded with a different sequence during 15 years of follow-up.
Alexandr B. Krivosheev   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

Sun, alcohol, and skin lesions

open access: yesEmergency Care Journal, 2023
A 65-year-old man presented to the emergency room with blistered not itching skin lesions on the dorsal surface of both hands, which developed recurrently after exposure to sun and solved spontaneously with scarring.
Erika Poggiali, Andrea Vercelli
doaj   +1 more source

The decrease in uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity induced by ethanol predisposes rats to the development of porphyria and accelerates xenobiotic-triggered porphyria, regardless of hepatic damage

open access: yesBrazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research, 2002
We evaluated the porphyrinogenic ability of ethanol (20% in drinking water) per se, its effect on the development of sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda induced by hexachlorobenzene in female Wistar rats (170-190 g, N = 8/group), and the relationship with ...
M.C. Ríos de Molina   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Masquerading as Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Report of Two Cases

open access: yesCase 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
doaj   +1 more source

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