Porphyria cutanea tarda

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Porphyria cutanea tarda. Wellcome Collection. Attribution 4.0 International (CC BY 4.0). Source: Wellcome Collection.

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This young Indian man had a history of spontaneous blistering, eruptions with scarring, shortening of the fingers and general anaesthesia. Leprosy was excluded as the diagnosis by clinical examination. The diagnosis was confirmed by skin biopsy and biochemical tests.

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