Xeroderma Pigmentosum and Bone Marrow Aplasia: A Rare Association

Xeroderma Pigmentosum and Bone Marrow Aplasia: A Rare Association

Abstract Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hypersensitivity to ultraviolet rays and predisposition to cutaneous malignancies. Hematological disorders associated with XP include myelodysplastic syndrome and acute leukemia. We report a 7-year-old child...

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Veröffentlicht in:Indian journal of medical and paediatric oncology 2018-04, Vol.39 (2), p.247-249
Hauptverfasser: Shanmugasundaram, Sakthisankari, Kumar, Prasanna N, Lakshmi, S Vidhya, Chaitra, V
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Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Anemia
Aplastic anemia
Blood
Bone marrow
Case Report
Case studies
Deoxyribonucleic acid
Diagnosis
DNA
DNA damage
Hematology
Leukemia
Melanoma
Skin cancer
Squamous cell carcinoma
Xeroderma pigmentosum
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Zusammenfassung:Abstract Xeroderma pigmentosum (XP) is a rare autosomal recessive disorder characterized by hypersensitivity to ultraviolet rays and predisposition to cutaneous malignancies. Hematological disorders associated with XP include myelodysplastic syndrome and acute leukemia. We report a 7-year-old child with XP along with squamous cell carcinoma and bone marrow aplasia.
ISSN:0971-5851
0975-2129
DOI:10.4103/ijmpo.ijmpo_74_17