Le xeroderma pigmentosum et ses manifestations oculaires. A propos du premier cas camerounais [Xeroderma pigmentosum and its ocular manifestations. The first case in Cameroon].
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Title
Le xeroderma pigmentosum et ses manifestations oculaires. A propos du premier cas camerounais [Xeroderma pigmentosum and its ocular manifestations. The first case in Cameroon].
Journal
Journal Français D'ophtalmologie
ISSN
0181-5512 (Print)
ISSN-L
0181-5512
Publication state
Published
Issued date
2000
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Volume
23
Number
4
Pages
369-374
Language
french
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Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article Publication Status: ppublish
Abstract
We report a case of xeroderma pigmentosum in a 9-year-old back Cameroonian boy. The diagnosis was based on typical clinical presentation of the disease: cutaneous atrophy, hypepigmented macules, and areas of depigmentation on sun exposed regions of the skin. Multiple tumoral lesions were localized on the head. Ocular findings were also present: conjunctival hyperemia, peripheral corneal opacification. Excision of the tumors and potoprotection was proposed for this patient. The role of tribal black African marriage traditions in disease transmission is discussed.
Keywords
African Continental Ancestry Group, Atrophy, Cameroon, Child, Cornea/blood supply, Corneal Diseases/diagnosis, Corneal Diseases/etiology, Female, Humans, Hyperemia/diagnosis, Hyperemia/etiology, Male, Skin/pathology, Skin Neoplasms/diagnosis, Xeroderma Pigmentosum/diagnosis, Xeroderma Pigmentosum/pathology
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