Abstract
Cutaneous signs of Günther's disease (congenital erythropoietic porphyria) developing 5 years after the onset of symptomatic thrombocytopenia are described in a 65-year-old man. Persistent thrombocytopenia unresponsive to corticosteroids and immunoglobulin necessitated a splenectomy.
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