[Familial porphyria cutanea tarda disclosed by chronic hepatitis C. Apropos of a case].
The hepatitis C virus (VHC) is probably the main aetiological factor of severe liver damages associated with the sporadic variety of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) in a 28 year-old woman revealed by a chronic C virus infection. Treatment with interferon alpha was delivered.
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Service de médecine interne, hôpital de Foix, France.
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D000328:Adult; D002908:Chronic Disease; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006801:Humans; D017119:Porphyria Cutanea Tarda / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics* / Q000628:therapy; D011379:Prognosis