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A 40 year old farmer with a history of recurrent attacks of porphyria complains of itching when exposes to the sun and maculopapular rash on sun exposed areas, his symptoms are exaggerated in the summer. The diagnosis is –

A
Seborrheic dermatitis
B
Contact dermatitis
C
Psoriasis
D
Porphyria cutanea tarda
High-Yield Explanation
This farmer has :- Porphyria Skin manifestations (Photosensitivity) No neuropsychiatric manifestations Porphyrias with only skin manifestations are porphyria cutanea tarda, erythropoietic protoporphyria, congenital erythropoietic porphyria.

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