title: [Porphyria cutanea tarda presenting as jaundice].
abstract: Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a disease characterized by an early appearance of severe photosensitivity with an increase in urinary uroporphyrin excretion and other porphyrins, high isocoproporphyrin fecal levels and an accumulation of protoporphyrin in erythrocyte. This disease has been known to be caused by a dramatic decrease in the activity of the uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase. Multiple infectious and environmental factors may contribute to PCT by influencing oxidative stress in the hepatocytes. We report here on a case of porphyria cutanea tarda that presented with jaundice and photosensitivity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Kangnam Hallym University, College of Medicine, Korea.
authors.forename: Kwang Hyuk
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Dong Yang
authors.initials: DY
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jin Bae
authors.initials: JB
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Il Hyun
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Baek
authors.forename: Myung Seok
authors.initials: MS
authors.lastname: Lee
authors.forename: Gwang Ho
authors.initials: GH
authors.lastname: Baik
authors.forename: Sang Hoon
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Jong Hyeok
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Kim
authors.forename: Choong Kee
authors.initials: CK
authors.lastname: Park
authors.forename: Kwang Ho
authors.initials: KH
authors.lastname: Kim
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D006801:Humans; D007565:Jaundice / Q000150:complications*; D008297:Male; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000150:complications; D017119:Porphyria Cutanea Tarda / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis*