HAART: a risk factor for development of porphyria cutanea tarda?

HAART: a risk factor for development of porphyria cutanea tarda?

Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is caused by inherited or acquired partial deficiency of the uroporphyrinogen-decarboxylase (Uro-D) enzyme activity. It is the most common form of porphyria. The main triggering factors to the development of porphyria cutanea tarda are alcohol, hepatitis C virus and hum...

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Main Authors: Fred Bernardes Filho, Maria Victória Pinto Quaresma Santos, Felipe Nazareth de Matos Pinto de Carvalho, Carlos Gustavo Carneiro de Castro, Elisabete Dobao, Marcelo Rosandiski Lyra, Vinícius de Menezes, José Augusto da Costa Nery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2012-12-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Porfiria cutanea tarda
HAART
HIV
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