[Prolonged and severe photodermatitis, an early manifestation of ataxia telangiectasia]

Med Cutan Ibero Lat Am. 1987;15(2):119-22.
[Article in Spanish]

Abstract

We report two new cases of ataxia-telangiectasia (A-T) in two child brothers. The first symptom of the disease was a serious and prolonged pellagra-like photodermatitis. This rare manifestation of the has not be reported before and it could be explain by a defect in DNA repair.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • English Abstract

MeSH terms

  • Ataxia Telangiectasia / complications*
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia / diagnosis
  • Ataxia Telangiectasia / genetics
  • Child
  • Diagnosis, Differential
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Photosensitivity Disorders / etiology*
  • Photosensitivity Disorders / pathology