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Toxic porphyria cutanea tarda

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Link to WHO Definition

Toxic porphyria cutanea tarda – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/2077970325

Porphyria cutanea tarda resulting from exposure to hexachlorobenzene and other polychlorinated aromatic hydrocarbons. It has occurred in epidemic form due to ingestion of hexachlorobenzene-treated wheat seedlings.