Successful treatment of refractory blisters in porphyria cutanea tarda with topical pimecrolimus combined with oral hydroxychloroquine: an alternative to phlebotomy in patients with renal insufficiency and anemia

Eur J Dermatol. 2012 Jul-Aug;22(4):567-8. doi: 10.1684/ejd.2012.1758.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter

MeSH terms

  • Administration, Cutaneous
  • Administration, Oral
  • Anemia / complications*
  • Blister / drug therapy*
  • Blister / etiology
  • Drug Therapy, Combination
  • Humans
  • Hydroxychloroquine / administration & dosage*
  • Kidney Failure, Chronic / complications*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Phlebotomy
  • Porphyria Cutanea Tarda / complications*
  • Tacrolimus / administration & dosage
  • Tacrolimus / analogs & derivatives*

Substances

  • Hydroxychloroquine
  • pimecrolimus
  • Tacrolimus