What Is Xeroderma Pigmentosum?
7. Complications
In addition to the symptoms that have already been mentioned, xeroderma pigmentosum can also result in a number of other potentially serious complications. One of these is that their sensitivity to the light and DNA being damaged can lead to cancer. In most cases it will be skin cancer.
The cancers are sometimes malignant and will need to be removed to help save the patient’s life. This can mean surgical operations that remove large sections of the patient’s flesh, potentially causing severe disfigurement. This will often mean the patient’s face which is most likely to be exposed to the sun.
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