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This article reviews the characteristics, causes, and types of porphyria cutanea tarda but presents no new findings, focusing instead on existing knowledge about the disorder.

This case report suggests that hypertrichosis might be an early sign of porphyria cutanea tarda, as illustrated by a woman whose symptoms improved after stopping estrogen-containing oral contraceptives.

This case report details the first observed instance of congenital erythropoietic porphyria in Armenia, where standard treatments did not stop symptom progression in a 22-year-old man, prompting consideration of stem cell transplant.

In this study, researchers found that hepatitis C virus infection is a significant risk factor for sporadic porphyria cutanea tarda, suggesting familial cases might be more prevalent in areas with low hepatitis C infection rates.

This article discusses a novel mutation in the FERMT1 gene identified in a Spanish family with Kindler’s syndrome but reports no new clinical results.