Gunther′s Disease
A three year old female child of Guntherâ€s disease with blistering over exposed parts of body, mutilation of nose and fingers, scanning alopecia and erythrodontia, is reported. Her urine was strongly positive for uropoprhyrinogen. The blistering could not be prevented by stric...
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doaj-295a29eb4a23475799d2f82d7687150a2020-11-24T23:10:42ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Dermatology0019-51541998-36111998-01-014327981Gunther′s DiseaseGupta SomeshGupta UshaTiwari N KSaraswat P KGupta D KA three year old female child of Guntherâ€s disease with blistering over exposed parts of body, mutilation of nose and fingers, scanning alopecia and erythrodontia, is reported. Her urine was strongly positive for uropoprhyrinogen. The blistering could not be prevented by strict avoidance of sun, sunscreen with high SPF, chloroquine, high doses of activated charcoal and betacarotene, though there was significant symptomatic improvement by repeated packed erythrocyte transfusion.http://www.e-ijd.org/article.asp?issn=0019-5154;year=1998;volume=43;issue=2;spage=79;epage=81;aulast=Gupta;type=0 |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications |
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Indian Journal of Dermatology |
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0019-5154 1998-3611 |
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A three year old female child of Guntherâ€s disease with blistering over exposed parts of body, mutilation of nose and fingers, scanning alopecia and erythrodontia, is reported. Her urine was strongly positive for uropoprhyrinogen. The blistering could not be prevented by strict avoidance of sun, sunscreen with high SPF, chloroquine, high doses of activated charcoal and betacarotene, though there was significant symptomatic improvement by repeated packed erythrocyte transfusion. |
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