Porphyria cutanea tarda affecting lower lip.
In porphyria cutanea tarda, the most common type of porphyria, blisters of the skin occur because of high sensitivity to sunlight. This case report describes porphyria cutanea tarda of the lower lip mimicking an actinic cheilitis in a 62-year-old man with a history of Hodgkin's lymphoma.
Martínez
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Department of Oral Pathology, School of Dentistry, University of Concepción, Chile.
Morales
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Brethauer
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Jiménez
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Alarcón
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D000287:Administration, Topical; D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002613:Cheilitis / Q000175:diagnosis; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003879:Dermatologic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D006854:Hydrocortisone; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008047:Lip Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017119:Porphyria Cutanea Tarda / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000473:pathology*; D013473:Sunscreening Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use
D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D003879:Dermatologic Agents; D013473:Sunscreening Agents; D006886:Hydroxychloroquine; D002738:Chloroquine; D006854:Hydrocortisone