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THE ASSOCIATION OF LUPUS ERYTHEMATOSUS AND PORPHYRIA
Author(s) -
HETHERINGTON G. W.,
JETTON R. L.,
KNOX JOH. M
Publication year - 1970
Publication title -
british journal of dermatology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.304
H-Index - 179
eISSN - 1365-2133
pISSN - 0007-0963
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-2133.1970.tb15001.x
Subject(s) - porphyria cutanea tarda , porphyria , medicine , dermatology , lupus erythematosus , photosensitivity , systemic lupus erythematosus , association (psychology) , immunology , pathology , disease , psychology , antibody , psychotherapist , physics , quantum mechanics
SUMMARY.— Two cases of chronic discoid lupus erythematosus associated with porphyria cutanea tarda are described and the literature on this association is reviewed. The coexistence of these 2 conditions may be fortuitous or may be determined by some unknown mechanism. Since both conditions may present clinically as photosensitivity, one may conceal the presence of the other if their possible association is not considered.