title: [Xeroderma pigmentosum. Cutaneous, ocular, and neurologic abnormalities in 49 Tunisian cases].
abstract: This is a retrospective study about 49 cases of xeroderma pigmentosum (XP). The goal was to determine the clinical features of XP in Tunisia. Our study revealed the predominance of a moderate form. Malignant skin tumors showed early. Squamous cell carcinoma (SCC) remainsed the most frequent skin malignancy in all clinical forms. Neurological abnormalities were more frequent in the moderate form. Mental retardation and peripheral neuropathy were the most common signs.
authors.affiliation: Service de dermatologie, Hôpital Habib Thameur, Tunis.
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Zghal
authors.forename: Nadia
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: El-Fekih
authors.forename: Becima
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Fazaa
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Fredj
authors.forename: Raja
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zhioua
authors.forename: Insaf
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mokhtar
authors.forename: Amel
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Mrabet
authors.forename: Mohamed
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ferjani
authors.forename: Sadok
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Gaigi
authors.forename: Med Ridha
authors.initials: MR
authors.lastname: Kamoun
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005128:Eye Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology; D014983:Xeroderma Pigmentosum / Q000150:complications*