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Pseudoporphyria following self‐medication with chlorophyll
Author(s) -
Rossi Enrico,
Borchard Kate,
Cole Judith Mary
Publication year - 2015
Publication title -
australasian journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.67
H-Index - 53
eISSN - 1440-0960
pISSN - 0004-8380
DOI - 10.1111/ajd.12198
Subject(s) - porphyria cutanea tarda , medicine , dermatology , chlorophyll , dorsum , porphyria , porphyrin , fluorescence , photochemistry , botany , anatomy , biology , chemistry , optics , physics
Two cases of pseudoporphyria are described in which the clinical features of porphyria cutanea tarda occurred in the absence of abnormalities in porphyrin metabolism. Both patients presented with skin fragility and bullae on the dorsal aspect of the hands. The patients consumed a commercial liquid chlorophyll drink in which we detected fluorescent compounds with characteristics typical of previously described chlorophyll derived photosensitisers.