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Variegate Porphyria
Author(s) -
Sandhu Kamaldeep,
Kumar Bhushan
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
the journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.9
H-Index - 65
eISSN - 1346-8138
pISSN - 0385-2407
DOI - 10.1111/j.1346-8138.2004.tb00699.x
Subject(s) - porphyria , dermatology , medicine
Variegate porphyria is a rare, hereditary form of hepatic porphyria characterized by acute systemic symptoms as in acute intermittent porphyria in addition to cutaneous symptoms simulating porphyria cutanea tarda. We describe a 22‐year‐old female from India who first presented to the emergency department with acute symptoms and was later confirmed to have variegate porphyria.