Hepatitis C virus and porphyria cutanea tarda: evidence of a strong association.

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Published in Hepatology on December 01, 1992

Authors

S Fargion1, A Piperno, M D Cappellini, M Sampietro, A L Fracanzani, R Romano, R Caldarelli, R Marcelli, L Vecchi, G Fiorelli

Author Affiliations

1: Institute of Internal Medicine and Medical Physiopathology, University of Milan, Italy.

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