A case of porphyria cutanea tarda
HUA Xia
LV Xiao-yan
YI Qin
Abstract：A 61-year-old male patient was referred to our clinic due to erythema and papules on head, neck and upper limbs for more than 7 years, and a two weeks history of aggravation with blisters formation. Sun exposure could aggravate the patient's pruritus symptom. physical examination, PAS staining, 24 hour urinary total porphyr and Wood's light examination all supported the diagnosis of porphyria cutanea tarda. The patient's symptoms alleviated after compound glycyrrhizin intravenous injection and oral hydroxychloroquine.
Keywords：Porphyriacutaneatarda
Publication Date：2018-02-10
Online Publishing Date：2025-08-15(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：3( 44-45,48 )