Background: An association between porphyria cutanea tarda (PCT) and diabetes mellitus (DM) is widely-reported, but the pathogenetic link remains unknown.
Objective: To investigate the natural history of DM in the setting of PCT and which PCT features and risk factors may be associated with the development of DM.
Methods: This retrospective longitudinal study included 81 Spanish patients with PCT with at least 10 years of strict follow-up. Patients attended our Porphyria Unit for follow-up visits and the data were collected in the period 2004-2008. We classified patients into two groups: patients with ...
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