Photosensitivity after treatment of porphyria cutanea tarda with low dose chloroquine.
Treatment of a patient with porphyria cutanea tarda with low dose chloroquine improved the clinical and biochemical abnormalities in association with a reduction in photosensitivity as shown by changes in the action spectrum.
D000368:Aged; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D004334:Drug Administration Schedule; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000188:drug therapy*; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000188:drug therapy*
D002738:Chloroquine