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Porphyria cutanea tarda

Porphyria cutanea tarda
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Author: Manisha Balwani and Robert J. Desnick
Category: Red Cell: Disorders of Iron Metabolism and Heme Synthesis > Poryphyrias
Published Date: 04/17/2013

A-B) Sun-exposed hands of a PCT patient showing areas of atrophy and scarring. (C) Urine from a symptomatic PCT patient and a healthy control in daylight (left) and under ultraviolet light (right). The PCT urine has an orange-red color in daylight that fluoresces red under ultraviolet light.