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Kayursula Dantas Ribeiro Author

Subjects of specialization
Hyperpigmentation; Photodermatosis; Porphyria; Porphyria cutanea tarda

Affiliation
University of S

Biography

Kayursula Dantas Ribeiro was working as an Assistant Professor in the Departamento de Filosofia (Sao Paulo) at the University of São Paulo and he has research publications on Porphyria cutanea tarda is the most common form of porphyria. This hereditary or acquired metabolic disorder is due to decreased activity of the uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase enzyme


Publications

Case Report Open Access

A 34-Year-Old Man with Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

Author(s):

Kayursula Dantas Ribeiro, Vitorino Modesto dos Santos, Maria Leticia dos Santos Cabral and Thuany Silva Santos

A 34-Year-Old Man with Porphyria Cutanea Tarda

Porphyria cutanea tarda is the most common form of porphyria. This hereditary or acquired metabolic disorder is due to decreased activity of the uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase enzyme. Typical features this scarcely reported entity are photosensitivity, skin fragility to minor trauma, bullae formation, and hyperpigmentation, predominantly on the dorsa of the hands and the arms.

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DOI: 10.4172/lpma.1000125

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