title: Manifestation of familial porphyria cutanea tarda after childbirth.
abstract: We report the case of a woman with hereditary porphyria cutanea tarda which manifested 3 weeks after she gave birth to her second child. The mother of the patient had also been diagnosed and treated for porphyria cutanea tarda. Reduced red cell uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase activity was found in the patient, the new-born child and the patient's mother. Normal enzyme activity was found in the patient's first child.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Faculty of Medical Hygiene, Charles University, Prague, Czechoslovakia.
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Malina
authors.forename: C K
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Lim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004912:Erythrocytes / Q000201:enzymology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D010375:Pedigree; D011164:Porphyrias / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011644:Puerperal Disorders / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000201:enzymology / Q000235:genetics*; D014575:Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D014575:Uroporphyrinogen Decarboxylase