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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

definition

A form of hepatic porphyria 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.

synonyms

Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, Porphyria Hepatica Chronica

UMLS

Constitutional porphyria, Cutaneous hepatic porphyria, PCT, PCT - Porphyria cutanea tarda, Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, Porphyria cutanea tarda symptomatica, Porphyria cutanea tarda, NOS, Porphyria, hepatocutaneous type, Symptomatic porphyria, Urocoproporphyria, UROD deficiency