TY - JOUR
T1 - Two Cases of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Associated with Chronic Hepatitis Positive for the Antibody against Hepatitis C Virus
AU - Kanno, Atsushi
AU - Amakasu, Hitoshi
AU - Torinuki, Wakio
AU - Yamamoto, Takeshi
AU - Ishii, Motoyasu
AU - Numata, Noboru
AU - Ohori, Hitoshi
PY - 1994
Y1 - 1994
N2 - Kanno, A., Amakasu, H., Torinuki, W., Yamamoto, T., Ishii, M., Numata, N. and Ohori, H. Two Cases of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Associated with Chronic Hepatitis Positive for an Antibody against Hepatitis C Virus. Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1994, 172 (1), 83-90 We report two cases of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) positive for the antibody against hepatitis C virus (anti-HCY). The serological and histological examinations revealed that they were persistently infected with HCV and were suffering from liver disease compatible with chronic viral hepatitis. It is suggested that one of the factors which contribute to liver damage of patients with PCT may be HCY infection. It now may be advisable to examine anti-HCV in PCT patients with liver disease. porphyriacutanea tarda; hepatitis C virus.
AB - Kanno, A., Amakasu, H., Torinuki, W., Yamamoto, T., Ishii, M., Numata, N. and Ohori, H. Two Cases of Porphyria Cutanea Tarda Associated with Chronic Hepatitis Positive for an Antibody against Hepatitis C Virus. Tohoku J. Exp. Med., 1994, 172 (1), 83-90 We report two cases of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) positive for the antibody against hepatitis C virus (anti-HCY). The serological and histological examinations revealed that they were persistently infected with HCV and were suffering from liver disease compatible with chronic viral hepatitis. It is suggested that one of the factors which contribute to liver damage of patients with PCT may be HCY infection. It now may be advisable to examine anti-HCV in PCT patients with liver disease. porphyriacutanea tarda; hepatitis C virus.
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U2 - 10.1620/tjem.172.83
DO - 10.1620/tjem.172.83
M3 - Article
C2 - 7913558
AN - SCOPUS:0028187811
VL - 172
SP - 83
EP - 90
JO - Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
JF - Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine
SN - 0040-8727
IS - 1
ER -