Case Report

A Hepatitis C Virus Infection Diagnosed by Cutaneous Manifestations of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

Ülker Gül¹, Seçil Soylu^1*, Arzu Kılıç¹, Müzeyyen Gönül¹, Seher Bilgili¹, Burcu Gönen¹, Levent Albayrak²

¹ Ankara Numune Education and Research Hospital, 2nd Dermatology Clinic1 and 1st Pathology Department

² Sıhhiye, Ankara, 06100, Turkey

Anahtar Kelimeler: porphyria cutanea tardahepatitis C viruschronic hepatitis

Keywords: porphyria cutanea tardahepatitis C viruschronic hepatitis

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Abstract

ABSTRACT

Observations:

The role of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection for the clinical presentation of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) remains conflicting. HCV may alter the metabolism of porphyrin in genetically predisposed individuals, and/or the treatment of HCV can trigger PCT. Here in this report, a case of PCT that introduced the diagnosis of HCV is presented. We suggest that HCV infection should be searched in all patients with PCT.