Case report of symptomatic porphyria cutanea tarda associated with histiocytic lymphoma

Cancer. 1984 Feb 1;53(3):573-6. doi: 10.1002/1097-0142(19840201)53:3<573::aid-cncr2820530334>3.0.co;2-8.

Abstract

A fifth case is reported of symptomatic porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) associated with lymphoma (of the histiocytic type) in a 45-year-old female. The PCT was documented in detail histologically and biochemically. The lymphoma was complicated by two paraneoplastic phenomena: inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion and peripheral neuropathy. It is possible that the PCT might also be a paraneoplastic phenomenon of the lymphoma. Search for an occult lymphoma may be of diagnostic and therapeutic value in patients presenting with PCT.

Publication types

  • Case Reports

MeSH terms

  • Female
  • Humans
  • Inappropriate ADH Syndrome / etiology
  • Lymphoma, Large B-Cell, Diffuse / complications*
  • Middle Aged
  • Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / etiology
  • Porphyrias / etiology*
  • Skin Diseases / etiology*