title: [Diagnostic image (117). A man with frequent blood transfusion and blister on his fingers. A form of porpheria cutanea tarda caused by excess iron].
abstract: A 70-year-old man with primary myelofibrosis was treated with hydroxycarbamide and blood transfusions. He developed porphyria cutanea tarda.
authors.affiliation: Afd. Hematologie, VU Medisch Centrum, De Boelelaan 1117, 1081 HV Amsterdam. s.zweegman@vumc.nl
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zweegman
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: van der Valk
authors.forename: A R
authors.initials: AR
authors.lastname: Jonkhoff
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D001768:Blister / Q000473:pathology; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D006918:Hydroxyurea / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D008297:Male; D017119:Porphyria Cutanea Tarda / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000209:etiology*; D055728:Primary Myelofibrosis / Q000150:complications / Q000628:therapy*; D065227:Transfusion Reaction
chemical_list: D004791:Enzyme Inhibitors; D007502:Iron Chelating Agents; D006918:Hydroxyurea