Catalog

Xeroderma pigmentosum A

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Link to WHO Definition

Xeroderma pigmentosum A – http://id.who.int/icd/entity/502959160

Xeroderma pigmentosum complementation group A (XPA) is a severe form of xeroderma pigmentosum (XP), a rare photodermatosis predisposing to skin cancers, and shows typical XP manifestations (photosensitivity of skin with burning, freckling, and skin cancers) associated with a spectrum of mild to severe neurological anomalies (e.g. cognitive deterioration, dysarthria, balance disturbance, areflexia) and sometimes delay of growth and sexual development.