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Alison Young, MD

Diagnosis

porphyria cutanea tarda

Body Site

hand

Age

50 years

Pigmentation

light

Organization

extensor surfaces

Color

red purple

Morphology

vesiculobullous (blister, pustule)

Pattern

sun exposed areas

Comments

This 50-year-old man with hemachromatosis developed erosions on the tops of his hands for several months. Uroporphyrins were markedly elevated in a 24-hour urine analysis.

Description

photodistributed symmetric erosions and hyperpigmentation

Categories

photosensitivity, photoexacerbated vesiculobullous eruptions

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5/2/2004 21:01:01

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