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. 1992 Oct;76(10):592-3.
doi: 10.1136/bjo.76.10.592.

Photodamage of the conjunctiva in patients with porphyria cutanea tarda

H Hammer  1 , I Korom
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Photodamage of the conjunctiva in patients with porphyria cutanea tarda

H Hammer et al. Br J Ophthalmol. 1992 Oct.

Abstract

Ninety two patients with porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) were examined ophthalmically in a paired case control study. The incidence of pinguecula and of pterygium was 8 and 2 times higher respectively, in PCT patients than in the control group. The photodamage to the conjunctiva is considered to be a result of the photoactivity of uroporphyrin in the tissues.

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