definitionA form of hepatic porphyria characterized by photosensitivity resulting in bullae that rupture easily to form shallow ulcers. This condition occurs in two forms: a sporadic, nonfamilial form that begins in middle age and has normal amounts of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase with diminished activity in the liver; and a familial form in which there is an autosomal dominant inherited deficiency of uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase in the liver and red blood cells. | synonymsPorphyria Cutanea Tarda, Porphyria Hepatica Chronica |
UMLSConstitutional porphyria, Cutaneous hepatic porphyria, PCT, PCT - Porphyria cutanea tarda, Porphyria Cutanea Tarda, Porphyria cutanea tarda symptomatica, Porphyria cutanea tarda, NOS, Porphyria, hepatocutaneous type, Symptomatic porphyria, Urocoproporphyria, UROD deficiency |
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