What Is Xeroderma Pigmentosum?
4. Necessary Precautions
Xeroderma pigmentosum will need to prevent all light from getting into the home in the daytime. The patient will need to be careful whenever doors and curtains are opened lest they get burned by the sun’s rays. They also have to take extreme precautions should they need to step outside their home in the daytime.
This will include applying creams and lotions that provide maximum possible protection against the sun’s rays. The patient will also need to wear long clothing that will help to block the sun, and hats that help provide as much shade as possible. Glasses that absorb UV rays will also be necessary, and they will need to protect against the Sun’s rays from all angles.
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