Saudi Journal of Kidney Diseases and Transplantation

CASE REPORT
Year
: 2011  |  Volume : 22  |  Issue : 2  |  Page : 311--314

Hemodialysis-associated pseudoporphyria resistant to N-acetylcysteine


Driss El Kabbaj1, Aziza Laalou2, Zoubida Alouane3, Abdellali Bahadi1, Zouhir Oualim1 
1 Service of Nephrology, Haemodialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Military Hospital, Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco
2 Center of Haemodialysis, Maamoura Kenitra, Morocco
3 Service of Dermatology, Military Hospital, Mohammed V, Rabat, Morocco

Correspondence Address:
Driss El Kabbaj
Service of Nephrology, Haemodialysis and Kidney Transplantation, Military Hospital, Mohammed V, Rabat
Morocco

We report a 33-year-old female patient who had hemodialysis-associated pseudo­porphyria which did not respond to treatment with oral N-acetylcysteine. She responded favorably to treatment with the anti-malarial drug, chloroquine. The case is being reported to highlight the difficulty in interpreting the urinary porphyrin assays in patients on hemodialysis. Additionally, the current literature on pseudoporphyria disorders in patients with end-stage renal disease is briefly discussed.


How to cite this article:
El Kabbaj D, Laalou A, Alouane Z, Bahadi A, Oualim Z. Hemodialysis-associated pseudoporphyria resistant to N-acetylcysteine.Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl 2011;22:311-314


How to cite this URL:
El Kabbaj D, Laalou A, Alouane Z, Bahadi A, Oualim Z. Hemodialysis-associated pseudoporphyria resistant to N-acetylcysteine. Saudi J Kidney Dis Transpl [serial online] 2011 [cited 2013 May 23 ];22:311-314
Available from: http://www.sjkdt.org/article.asp?issn=1319-2442;year=2011;volume=22;issue=2;spage=311;epage=314;aulast=El;type=0