A case report of xeroderma pigmentosum.
Three siblings, 10, 9, and 5 years of age, developed a photosensitive disorder beginning in early childhood. In addition, the eldest of them developed a squamous cell carcinoma of the skin. The clinical and pathological pictures fit with the rare autosomal recessive disorder known as xeroderma pigmentosum (XP).
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Bale & Shashemene Leprosy Control, Shashemene General Hospital.
D001706:Biopsy; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D002648:Child; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009669:Nose Neoplasms / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014983:Xeroderma Pigmentosum / Q000150:complications / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000473:pathology