In a patient with histiocytic diffuse lymphoma, the diagnosis of subclinical porphyria cutanea tarda was simultaneously established. Chemotherapy improved both conditions until a septic complication occurred.Although the association of the two diseases may have been casual, their possible relationship should be taken into account.
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