porphyria cutanea tarda
MONDO:0015104Mondo
Findings
No curated finding names porphyria cutanea tarda yet. Everything below is reference data from Mondo, HPO and GenCC, not evidence about what affects it.
Definition
The most common form of chronic hepatic porphyria. It is characterized by bullous photodermatitis.
Definition from the Mondo Disease Ontology (MONDO:0015104), read 2026-09-29. CC BY 4.0.
Features
38 features
What the disease is reported to present with, and how often among people who have it — never how often a feature means the disease. HPO, annotations 2026-09-02.
- Abnormal blistering of the skinHPOHP:0008066
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal circulating porphyrin concentrationHPOHP:0010472
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Cutaneous photosensitivityHPOHP:0000992
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Fragile skinHPOHP:0001030
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- PorphyrinuriaHPOHP:0010473
- Very frequent (80% to 99% of cases)
- Abnormal circulating enzyme concentration or activityHPOHP:0012379
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Abnormal erythrocyte enzyme concentration or activityHPOHP:0030272
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Addictive alcohol useHPOHP:0030955
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Chronic hepatitisHPOHP:0200123
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Elevated circulating iron concentrationHPOHP:0003452
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Elevated hepatic iron concentrationHPOHP:0012465
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Increased circulating ferritin concentrationHPOHP:0003281
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
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- Increased urinary porphobilinogenHPOHP:0012217
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- PainHPOHP:0012531
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Poor wound healingHPOHP:0001058
- Frequent (30% to 79% of cases)
- Corneal scarringHPOHP:0000559
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Cutaneous abscessHPOHP:0031292
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
- Decreased circulating hepcidin concentrationHPOHP:0031876
- Occasional (5% to 29% of cases)
Where it sits
- A kind of
Other names
1 name
Resolves to: porphyria cutanea tarda
- Also called
- PCT