What Is Xeroderma Pigmentosum?

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3. Skin Symptoms

Often the first signs of the disease are that the patient will begin to develop freckles after being exposed to direct sunlight. The freckles will likely appear on the patient’s arms, legs, neck, and face. The patient’s skin can begin to burn immediately when exposed to sunlight, and their skin can also develop blisters. The burns and blistering can be very severe.

Other symptoms include hypopigmentation, which means the skin losing color, or hyperpigmentation, which means the skin gets darker. The patient can also experience scarring and telangiectasia, while spider veins are another possibility. Their skin can also become thinner and weaker.

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