"Porphyria Cutanea Tarda" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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An autosomal dominant or acquired porphyria due to a deficiency of UROPORPHYRINOGEN DECARBOXYLASE in the LIVER. It is characterized by photosensitivity and cutaneous lesions with little or no neurologic symptoms. Type I is the acquired form and is strongly associated with liver diseases and hepatic toxicities caused by alcohol or estrogenic steroids. Type II is the familial form.
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D017119
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| MeSH Number(s) |
C06.552.830.250 C16.320.850.742.250 C17.800.827.742.250 C18.452.811.400.250
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Mixed connective tissue disease. A clinical, histologic, and immunofluorescence study of eight cases. Am J Dermatopathol. 1997 Jun; 19(3):206-13.