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Different types of porphyria cutanea tarda

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Doss, M., Sauer, H., Sixel-Dietrich, F. et al. Different types of porphyria cutanea tarda. Arch Dermatol Res 276, 207–208 (1984). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF00414024

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