title: Sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda: treatment with chloroquine decreases hyperglycemia and reduces development of metabolic syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Collagen and Minoritarian Diseases, Virgen del Rocio Hospital, Seville, Spain. Electronic address: aurora.gonzalez.e@gmail.com.
authors.forename: Aurora
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: González-Estrada
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Collagen and Minoritarian Diseases, Virgen del Rocio Hospital, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Luis Bonifacio
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Gomez-Morales
authors.affiliation: Department of Allergy and Clinical Immunology, Respiratory Institute, Cleveland Clinic Foundation, Cleveland, OH, USA.
authors.forename: Alexei
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Gonzalez-Estrada
authors.affiliation: Department of Internal Medicine, Collagen and Minoritarian Diseases, Virgen del Rocio Hospital, Seville, Spain.
authors.forename: Jose Salvador
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: García-Morillo
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002738:Chloroquine / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D015331:Cohort Studies; D003924:Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 / Q000097:blood / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D006801:Humans; D006943:Hyperglycemia / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000209:etiology; D019190:Iron Overload / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000209:etiology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D008875:Middle Aged; D018962:Phlebotomy; D017119:Porphyria Cutanea Tarda / Q000150:complications / Q000188:drug therapy*; D014168:Transferrin; D016896:Treatment Outcome
chemical_list: D002738:Chloroquine; D006442:Glycated Hemoglobin; D014168:Transferrin; C517652:hemoglobin A1c protein, human
keywords: Chloroquine; Metabolic syndrome; Porphyria cutanea tarda; Transferrin