Diagnosis: Xeroderma pigmentosum
Description: Multiple skin cancers on the arm
Morphology: Nodule,skin coloured
Site: Arm,forearm
Sex: M
Age: 12
Type: Clinical
Submitted By: Ian McColl
Differential Diagnosis
History: Xeroderma pigmentosum is a term used to describe abnormal or absent DNA repair mechanisms which are inherited.Sun exposure leads to skin cancers occuring at a very early age.This photosensitivity is present from birth.