Delayed diagnosis of porphyria based on manifestations of systemic lupus erythematosus and ankylosing spondylitis.
In this case report, a patient with systemic lupus erythematosus and ankylosing spondylitis is presented, who was diagnosed with hereditary coproporphyria after 5 years of follow-up. Diagnostic difficulties and possible role of genetic background in the autoimmune response in patients with porphyria are briefly discussed.
Korkmaz
Cengiz
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Division of Rheumatology, Department of Internal Medicine, Eskişehir Osmangazi University Medical Faculty, Eskişehir, Turkey. ckorkmaz@ogu.edu.tr
D000328:Adult; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood; D046349:Coproporphyria, Hereditary / Q000175:diagnosis*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000150:complications*; D013167:Spondylitis, Ankylosing / Q000150:complications*; D013997:Time Factors
D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear