Pseudoporphyria or porphyria cutanea tarda? Diagnostic and treatment difficulties

Acta Dermato-Venereologica

Volumn 88, Issue 4, 2008, Pages 426-427

  Fevang, Sheila A M ^a   Kroon, Susanne ^a   Skadberg, Øyvind ^a,b  

^a STAVANGER UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

^b HAUKELAND UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Norway)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ACETYLCYSTEINE; CARVEDILOL; GLIMEPIRIDE; HYDROXYCHLOROQUINE; INSULIN; ISOPHANE INSULIN; NOVEL ERYTHROPOIESIS STIMULATING PROTEIN; PANTOPRAZOLE; PORPHYRIN DERIVATIVE; SEVELAMER; WARFARIN;

AGED; CASE REPORT; CLINICAL FEATURE; DIFFERENTIAL DIAGNOSIS; DRUG WITHDRAWAL; HEMODIALYSIS; HISTOPATHOLOGY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; IMMUNOFLUORESCENCE; KIDNEY FAILURE; LABORATORY TEST; LETTER; MALE; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSEUDOPORPHYRIA; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; HUMANS; MALE; PORPHYRIA CUTANEA TARDA; PORPHYRIAS;

EID: 47749093935     PISSN: 00015555     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2340/00015555-0477     Document Type: Letter

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