@Article{Kulczycka-Siennicka2017,
journal="Dermatology Review/Przegląd Dermatologiczny",
issn="0033-2526",
volume="104",
number="2",
year="2017",
title="Pseudoporphyria secondary to renal failure",
abstract=" Introduction . Pseudoporphyria is a rare disease associated with chronic renal failure. Symptoms of pseudoporphyria may develop in response to UV exposure and medications. The literature reports cases of pseudoporphyria in patients infected with hepatis C virus, HIV and undergoing dialysis therapy.   Objective . Presentation of the case of a patient with pseudoporphyria and uraemic pruritus, and overview of therapeutic management.   Case report . A 64-year-old male patient, who had been on dialysis for chronic renal failure secondary to type 2 diabetes for the past 11 years, presented with tense bullae located on sun-exposed skin which had persisted for the previous 5 months. The patient was diagnosed with pseudoporphyria, and treatment was prescribed including N-acetylcysteine, chloroquine, paroxetine and mianserin. An improvement in the patient’s clinical condition and a regression of pruritus were achieved.   Conclusions . Patients with renal failure may develop symptoms of pseudoporphyria requiring differentiation from porphyria cutanea tarda.",
author="Kulczycka-Siennicka, Lilianna
and Woźniacka, Anna
and Szumiński, Remigiusz
and Żebrowska, Agnieszka",
pages="122--127",
doi="10.5114/dr.2017.67386",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.5114/dr.2017.67386"
}