Xeroderma Pigmentosum - Symptoms

Symptoms

Symptoms include:

  • Severe sunburn when exposed to only small amounts of sunlight. These often occur during a child's first exposure to sunlight.
  • Development of many freckles at an early age
  • Rough-surfaced growths (solar keratoses), and skin cancers
  • Eyes that are painfully sensitive to the sun and may easily become irritated, bloodshot and clouded
  • Blistering or freckling on minimum sun exposure
  • Spidery blood vessels
  • Limited growth of hair on chest and legs
  • Scaly skin
  • Dry skin
  • Irregular dark spots on the skin
  • Corneal ulcerations

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