[Prolonged and severe photodermatitis, an early manifestation of ataxia telangiectasia].
We report two new cases of ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) in two child brothers. The first symptom of the disease was a serious and prolonged pellagra-like photodermatitis. This rare manifestation of the has not be reported before and it could be explain by a defect in DNA repair.
Hernanz-Hermosa
J M
JM
Servicio de Dermatología del Hospital Provincial de Madrid.
Bueno-Marco
C
C
González-Herrada
C
C
Casanova-Seuma
J M
JM
Martín-Moro
M
M
Villanueva-Osorio
J
J
D001260:Ataxia Telangiectasia / Q000150:complications* / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000235:genetics; D002648:Child; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010787:Photosensitivity Disorders / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology
Fotodermatitis prolongada y severa, una manifestación precoz de la ataxia-telangiectasia.