title: [Association of idiopathic hemochromatosis and tardive cutaneous porphyria].
abstract: Porphyria cutanea tarda is a disorder of porphyrin metabolism that results from a deficiency of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase, resulting in a characteristic pattern of porphyrin excretion. Elevated serum iron values are frequently observed among patients with porphyria cutanea tarda. The hypothesis has been advanced that a hemochromatosis allele is implicated in the clinical manifestation of porphyria cutanea tarda. We report the case of a patient suffering from both idiopathic hemochromatosis and porphyria cutanea tarda. The data of the medical literature concerning such an association are discussed.
authors.affiliation: Département de Médecine Interne, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godinne, Yvoir.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Buysschaert
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Verstraeten
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Novik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Brasseur
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Donckier
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hassoun
mesh_terms: D005260:Female; D006432:Hemochromatosis / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis; D006801:Humans; D008875:Middle Aged; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000150:complications* / Q000652:urine; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000150:complications*; D014578:Uroporphyrins / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D014578:Uroporphyrins
vernacular_title: Association d'une hémochromatose idiopathique et d'une porphyrie cutanée tardive.