Drug induced pseudoporphyria in CKD: A case report

Drug induced pseudoporphyria in CKD: A case report

Pseudoporphyria (PP) is used to describe a photodistributed bullous disorder with clinical and histologic features of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) but without accompanying biochemical porphyrin abnormalities. Medications, excessive sun and ultraviolet radiation exposure, have all been reported to d...

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Main Authors: S Quaiser, R Khan, A S Khan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Nephrology
Subjects:
Chronic kidney disease
pseudoporphyria
torsemide
Online Access:http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2015;volume=25;issue=5;spage=307;epage=309;aulast=Quaiser
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spelling doaj-720ba2dd289a48b18c2b832267fac6bf2020-11-24T23:19:56ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsIndian Journal of Nephrology0971-40651998-36622015-01-0125530730910.4103/0971-4065.160335Drug induced pseudoporphyria in CKD: A case reportS QuaiserR KhanA S KhanPseudoporphyria (PP) is used to describe a photodistributed bullous disorder with clinical and histologic features of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) but without accompanying biochemical porphyrin abnormalities. Medications, excessive sun and ultraviolet radiation exposure, have all been reported to develop PP. We report a case of PP in a 49-year-old man with CKD stage 3a, caused due to torsemide intake. This is probably the first reported case of PP developing in a dialysis naive patient CKD due to torsemide intake from India.http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2015;volume=25;issue=5;spage=307;epage=309;aulast=QuaiserChronic kidney diseasepseudoporphyriatorsemide
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Drug induced pseudoporphyria in CKD: A case report
Indian Journal of Nephrology
Chronic kidney disease
pseudoporphyria
torsemide
author_facet S Quaiser
R Khan
A S Khan
author_sort S Quaiser
title Drug induced pseudoporphyria in CKD: A case report
title_short Drug induced pseudoporphyria in CKD: A case report
title_full Drug induced pseudoporphyria in CKD: A case report
title_fullStr Drug induced pseudoporphyria in CKD: A case report
title_full_unstemmed Drug induced pseudoporphyria in CKD: A case report
title_sort drug induced pseudoporphyria in ckd: a case report
publisher Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
series Indian Journal of Nephrology
issn 0971-4065
1998-3662
publishDate 2015-01-01
description Pseudoporphyria (PP) is used to describe a photodistributed bullous disorder with clinical and histologic features of porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) but without accompanying biochemical porphyrin abnormalities. Medications, excessive sun and ultraviolet radiation exposure, have all been reported to develop PP. We report a case of PP in a 49-year-old man with CKD stage 3a, caused due to torsemide intake. This is probably the first reported case of PP developing in a dialysis naive patient CKD due to torsemide intake from India.
topic Chronic kidney disease
pseudoporphyria
torsemide
url http://www.indianjnephrol.org/article.asp?issn=0971-4065;year=2015;volume=25;issue=5;spage=307;epage=309;aulast=Quaiser
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