Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Masquerading as Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Report of Two Cases

Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Masquerading as Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Report of Two Cases

Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is the most common type of porphyria worldwide and is often initially diagnosed when cutaneous manifestations arise. We present two patients where misdiagnosis of PCT occurred due to the condition masquerading as epidermolysis bullosa acquisita histologically. In patien...

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Main Authors: Kristyn Deen, Jason Wu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Karger Publishers 2015-07-01
Series:Case Reports in Dermatology
Subjects:
Porphyria cutanea tarda
Histopathology
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
Online Access:http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/435830
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spelling doaj-b24733edc01c4430b756b826f3d330252020-11-24T23:12:23ZengKarger PublishersCase Reports in Dermatology1662-65672015-07-017212913510.1159/000435830435830Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Masquerading as Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Report of Two CasesKristyn DeenJason WuPorphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is the most common type of porphyria worldwide and is often initially diagnosed when cutaneous manifestations arise. We present two patients where misdiagnosis of PCT occurred due to the condition masquerading as epidermolysis bullosa acquisita histologically. In patients with undifferentiated bullous/erosive skin conditions occurring in photo-distributed regions, PCT should be considered in the differential diagnosis irrespective of histopathological findings on biopsies and further investigated and treated appropriately.http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/435830Porphyria cutanea tardaHistopathologyEpidermolysis bullosa acquisita
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author Kristyn Deen
Jason Wu
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Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Masquerading as Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Report of Two Cases
Case Reports in Dermatology
Porphyria cutanea tarda
Histopathology
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
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Jason Wu
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title Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Masquerading as Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Report of Two Cases
title_short Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Masquerading as Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Report of Two Cases
title_full Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Masquerading as Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Report of Two Cases
title_fullStr Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Masquerading as Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Report of Two Cases
title_full_unstemmed Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Masquerading as Epidermolysis Bullosa Acquisita: A Report of Two Cases
title_sort porphyria cutanea tarda masquerading as epidermolysis bullosa acquisita: a report of two cases
publisher Karger Publishers
series Case Reports in Dermatology
issn 1662-6567
publishDate 2015-07-01
description Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is the most common type of porphyria worldwide and is often initially diagnosed when cutaneous manifestations arise. We present two patients where misdiagnosis of PCT occurred due to the condition masquerading as epidermolysis bullosa acquisita histologically. In patients with undifferentiated bullous/erosive skin conditions occurring in photo-distributed regions, PCT should be considered in the differential diagnosis irrespective of histopathological findings on biopsies and further investigated and treated appropriately.
topic Porphyria cutanea tarda
Histopathology
Epidermolysis bullosa acquisita
url http://www.karger.com/Article/FullText/435830
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