Porphyria cutanea tarda and antibodies to hepatitis C virus
- 1 February 1993
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in British Journal of Dermatology
- Vol. 128 (2) , 121-123
- https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2133.1993.tb15139.x
Abstract
We have studied the prevalence of hepatitis C virus antibodies (anti-HCV) in 13 patients suffering from sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda. The sera were tested by Abbott second-generation enzyme immunoassay; seropositivity was confirmed by Ortho second-generation recombinant immunoblot assay. Ten cases (76.1%) were anti-HCV positive; one patient was also seropositive for HIV. This preliminary study suggests that HCV could be a frequent triggering factor for sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda.Keywords
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