[Association of idiopathic hemochromatosis and tardive cutaneous porphyria].
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.
Buysschaert
M
M
Département de Médecine Interne, Cliniques Universitaires UCL de Mont-Godinne, Yvoir.
Verstraeten
L
L
Novik
V
V
Brasseur
A
A
Donckier
J
J
Hassoun
A
A
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
D014578:Uroporphyrins
Association d'une hémochromatose idiopathique et d'une porphyrie cutanée tardive.