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A skin disease, a blood disease or something in between? An exploratory focus group study of patients' experiences with porphyria cutanea tarda [PDF]
, 2014 Background Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is characterized by fragile skin with blistering on sun-exposed areas. Symptoms typically develop in late adulthood and can be triggered by iron overload, alcohol intake, oestrogens and various liver diseases ...
Råheim, Målfrid +3 more
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F1000Research, 2022 Background: Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a complex metabolic disease resulting from altered activity of the enzyme uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) in the liver resulting in accumulation of uroporphyrin.
Alexander Nirenberg +2 more
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Infecção pelo vírus da hepatite C na porfíria cutânea tarda.
Acta 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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Urinary Excretion of D-Glucaric Acid in Porphyria Cutanea Tarda [PDF]
, 1987 Summary: Twenty patients with porphyria cutanea tarda who had ingested no alcohol for at least 10 days before sampling were found to possess urinary Z>-glucaric acid levels similar to those of 30 clinically healthy controls.
M. P. Fern +5 more
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Терапевтический 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
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Sun, alcohol, and skin lesions
Emergency 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
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A Multifaceted Holistic Review of the Literature on Scar Dermatoses
International Wound Journal, Volume 23, Issue 5, May 2026.ABSTRACT Many cutaneous diseases originate or manifest in scars. Scars are areas of compromised skin, which renders them a vulnerable cutaneous district for diseases to develop. The pathophysiology explaining why some dermatoses grow in scars is not yet thoroughly explored. The present study reviews the present literature on scar dermatoses.
Dana Maria Khoury +5 more
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Brazilian 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
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International Journal of Dermatology, Volume 65, Issue 1, Page 57-68, January 2026.ABSTRACT Sun protection is critical for the prevention and management of skin cancer and other photosensitive dermatoses in South Africa's diverse population. This review expands on previously published sun protection advice for skin cancer prevention by providing tailored advice for individuals with specific dermatological conditions.
Thuraya Isaacs +7 more
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