Xeroderma pigmentosum: report of two cases and review of the literature. | Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists 2012

Author(s)

Sankha Koley Department of Dermatology, North Bengal Medical College, West Bengal, India

Shilpi Sharma Department of Dermatology, North Bengal Medical College, West Bengal, India

Tanmoy Mukherjee Department of Dermatology, North Bengal Medical College, West Bengal, India

Sanjiv V. Choudhary Department of Dermatology, J.N.M.C. Sawangi, Wardha, Maharastra, India

Soumen Choudhury Department of Ophthalmology, Barddhaman Medical College, West Bengal, India

Kalyan Khan Department of Pathology, North Bengal Medical College, West Bengal, India

Abstract

Objectives: Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) occurs due to molecular defects in the genes involved in nucleotide excision repair of ultraviolet-induced DNA lesions. Patients with XP have a risk of developing skin cancer about 1000 times more than that of the general population. We report a classical presentation in a 6-year-child and advanced squamous cell carcinoma in a 24-year old man.

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Page(s) 279-282

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Published Journal: Journal of Pakistan Association of Dermatologists, Volume: 22, Issue: 3, Year: 2012

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