[Familial porphyria cutanea tarda disclosed by chronic hepatitis C. Apropos of a case]

I About; E Cassagnaveres; J Capdeville

doi:10.1016/s0248-8663(97)80846-6

[Familial porphyria cutanea tarda disclosed by chronic hepatitis C. Apropos of a case]

Rev Med Interne. 1996;17(12):1020-4. doi: 10.1016/s0248-8663(97)80846-6.

[Article in French]

Authors

I About¹, E Cassagnaveres, J Capdeville

Affiliation

¹ Service de médecine interne, hôpital de Foix, France.

PMID: 9008750
DOI: 10.1016/s0248-8663(97)80846-6

Abstract

The hepatitis C virus (VHC) is probably the main aetiological factor of severe liver damages associated with the sporadic variety of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) in a 28 year-old woman revealed by a chronic C virus infection. Treatment with interferon alpha was delivered.

Publication types

Case Reports
English Abstract
Review

MeSH terms

Adult
Chronic Disease
Female
Hepatitis C / etiology*
Hepatitis C / therapy
Humans
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda / diagnosis
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda / genetics*
Porphyria Cutanea Tarda / therapy
Prognosis