The prevalence of hepatitis C in patients with porphyria cutanea tarda in Stockholm, Sweden.
In many countries hepatitis C virus infection has been considered a major factor triggering overt porphyria cutanea tarda. The prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection was retrospectively studied in 87 patients who during a period of 11 years were diagnosed with porphyria cutanea tarda in Stockholm. Among patients with the sporadic form of porphyria cutanea tarda, the prevalence of hepatitis C virus infection was 36.4%. As hepatitis C virus infection may today be successfully treated and as the infection may be clinically silent and thus unknown to the patient, it is important to screen all patients with porphyria cutanea tarda for hepatitis C virus infection.
Linde
Ylva
Y
Department of Dermatology, Karolinska Institute at Stockholm Söder Hospital, SE118 83 Stockholm, Sweden. ylva.linde@hud.sos.sll.se
Harper
Pauline
P
Floderus
Ylva
Y
Ros
Anne-Marie
AM
D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006526:Hepatitis C / Q000150:complications / Q000453:epidemiology*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D017119:Porphyria Cutanea Tarda / Q000150:complications*; D015995:Prevalence; D013548:Sweden / Q000453:epidemiology