Human Immunodeficiency Virus Associated Sporadic Nonfamilial Porphyria Cutanea Tarda.
Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT), a relatively uncommon metabolic disease, is the most common cutaneous porphyria. Here, we present the case of a patient diagnosed with sporadic, nonfamilial PCT that presented with classical cutaneous findings and multiple risk factors, including alcohol abuse, human immunodeficiency virus/AIDS, that have been strongly associated with the sporadic form of PCT.
Department of Tropical Medicine, School of Tropical Medicine, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Sibashish Kamal
SK
Guha
Department of Dermatology, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Debabrata
D
Bandyopadhyay
Department of Dermatology, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Abanti
A
Saha
Department of Dermatology, Medical College and Hospital, Kolkata, West Bengal, India.
Niharika Ranjan
NR
Lal
Human immunodeficiency virus; nonfamilial; porphyria cutanea tarda