Porphyria cutanea tarda and the pill: case report
Austad, W.I.; Hamilton-Gibbs, J.S.
New Zealand Medical Journal 81(531): 8-10
1975
ISSN/ISBN: 0028-8446 PMID: 1055316 Document Number: 88561
A patient is described who developed porphyria cutanea tarda in association with the use of a contraceptive pill. The relationship to porphyrin metabolism as at present understood, as well as the significance of abdominal pain and change in psyche, is discussed. Stopping the pill has been associated with a remission.