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Case Reports
. 2011 Mar-Apr;86(2):383-5.
doi: 10.1590/s0365-05962011000200031.

Pseudoporphyria induced by dialysis treated with oral N-acetylcysteine

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Marcelo Massaki Guiotoku  1 , Fabíola de Paula Pereira, Hélio Amante Miot, Mariângela Esther Alencar Marques
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Pseudoporphyria induced by dialysis treated with oral N-acetylcysteine

[Article in English, Portuguese]
Marcelo Massaki Guiotoku et al. An Bras Dermatol. 2011 Mar-Apr.

Abstract

Pseudoporphyria is a rare bullous dermatosis that clinically and histopathologically is similar to porphyria cutanea tarda. It mainly affects patients with chronic renal failure on peritoneal dialysis or hemodialysis. Medications can also be involved in the etiology. Diagnosis and management of this condition is a challenge for dermatologists. The authors report a case of pseudoporphyria related to dialysis with favorable outcome after the use of oral N-acetylcysteine.

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