Kayursula Dantas Ribeiro Author
Subjects of specialization
Affiliation
Hyperpigmentation; Photodermatosis; Porphyria; Porphyria cutanea tarda
University of S
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
Case Report Open Access
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.
... view more»DOI: 10.4172/lpma.1000125