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Late cutaneous form of porphyria cutanea tarda in a 26-year-old man: a clinical case report

Porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) is a rare form of enzymatic disorder of heme-biosynthesis pathway. Due to a defect of enzyme uroporphyrinogen decarboxylase (UROD) this disease occurs. Porphyria cutanea tarda can be sporadic and can be familial. Here, we are presenting a late cutaneous form of porphyria cutanea tarda in a 26-year-old male patient without any known triggers. The patient was diagnosed by genetic and laboratory testing and showed typical appearance of PCT. All the details of PCT from presentation of symptoms, complications, involvement of organs and diagnosis is discussed in this article. Furthermore, this article provides thorough discussion about PCT.