Porphyria cutanea tarda concomitant with chronic hepatitis C
N. P Teplyuk , Ekaterina Yu. Vertieva , D. V Ignatyev , I. S Dzhavakhishvili
Russian Journal of Skin and Venereal Diseases ›› 2016, Vol. 19 ›› Issue (1) : 17 -20.
Porphyria cutanea tarda concomitant with chronic hepatitis C
Porphyrias form a group of rare metabolic diseases associated with disorders in the heme biosynthesis enzymes, leading to porphyrin accumulation in tissues. The disease is rare and is often diagnosed too late. The most incident is porphyria cutanea tarda. All patients with this condition should be tested for viral hepatites and hemochromatosis. A clinical case is presented: a patient with porphyria cutanea tarda associated with alcohol abuse and viral hepatitis C.
porphyrias / porphyria cutanea tarda / heme synthesis disorders
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