About The Medical Condition Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Medical Condition

What's The Definition Of The Medical Condition Porphyria Cutanea Tarda?

A form of hepatic porphyria (PORPHYRIA, HEPATIC) characterized by photosensitivity resulting in bullae that rupture easily to form shallow ulcers. This condition occurs in two forms: a sporadic, nonfamilial form that begins in middle age and has normal amounts of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase with diminished activity in the liver; and a familial form in which there is an autosomal dominant inherited deficiency of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase in the liver and red blood cells.

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