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Recovery from porphyria cutanea tarda with no specific therapy other than avoidance of hepatic toxins
Author(s) -
TOPI G. C.,
AMANTEA A.,
GRISO D.
Publication year - 1984
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.1365-2133.1984.tb04019.x
Subject(s) - porphyria cutanea tarda , medicine , dermatology , porphyria , gastroenterology
SUMMARY Little is known of the natural progression of untreated porphyria cutanea tarda. We report sixteen cases (fourteen sporadic and two familial) in which the cutaneous and biochemical abnormalities improved without any specific therapy other than the avoidance of hepatic toxins.