Dialysis-associated Pseudoporphyria: An Often Overlooked Cause

ABSTRACT

Pseudoporphyria is a condition clinically and histologically similar to porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT)but without abnormalities in porphyrin metabolism. Pseudoporphyria has also been described inpatients with chronic renal failure, with or without accompanying dialysis. Herein we report a caseof dialysis-associated pseudoporphyria in the hopes that increased awareness of this condition mayultimately lead to improved outcomes with the institution of specific treatment measures.