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I always seem to forget about reading the infection part. I believe bolding it would help me remember.
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- The patient likely has porphyria cutanea tarda, which is strongly associated with HCV → screen all patients with PCT for HCV!
- PCT is frequently associated with hepatitis C and manifests as photosensitivity with blisters and skin fragility; it may be triggered by alcohol or estrogens (e.g., OCPs)


Photo credit: Kaur Jasleen, Nidhi Sharma, Jyotika Kalsy, Mughda Sharma, "Porphyria Cutanea Tarda with Constrictive Pericarditis: A Rare Association", Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, vol. 2012, Article ID 972162, 2 pages, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/972162

- PCT is frequently associated with hepatitis C and manifests as photosensitivity with blisters and skin fragility; it may be triggered by alcohol or estrogens (e.g., OCPs)
- Do not confuse with lichen planus which is a rare, chronic inflammatory skin disease that is also associated with Hepatitis C (HCV)


Photo credit: Kaur Jasleen, Nidhi Sharma, Jyotika Kalsy, Mughda Sharma, "Porphyria Cutanea Tarda with Constrictive Pericarditis: A Rare Association", Case Reports in Dermatological Medicine, vol. 2012, Article ID 972162, 2 pages, 2012. https://doi.org/10.1155/2012/972162

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