Otorhinolaryngological aspects of Xeroderma pigmentosum

Objective: to evaluate the probable presence of otorhinolaryngological pathology accompanied by head and neck region skin findings in patients with Xeroderma pigmentosum. Methods: a total of 19 patients with Xeroderma pigmentosum were investigated for otorhinolaryngological findings. The patients ga...

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Published in:Auris, nasus, larynx nasus, larynx, 1999-10, Vol.26 (4), p.457-466
Main Authors: Kutluhan, Ahmet, Bekerecioğlu, Mehmet, Güney, Ercihan, Metin, Ahmet
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Adolescent
Adult
Child, Preschool
Ear
Endoscopy - methods
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Head and neck
Humans
Larynx
Male
Nose
Rhinitis - complications
Rhinitis - diagnosis
Sinusitis - complications
Sinusitis - diagnosis
Skin Neoplasms - complications
Skin Neoplasms - genetics
Skin Neoplasms - surgery
Xeroderma pigmentosum
Xeroderma Pigmentosum - complications
Xeroderma Pigmentosum - genetics
Xeroderma Pigmentosum - surgery
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Summary:Objective: to evaluate the probable presence of otorhinolaryngological pathology accompanied by head and neck region skin findings in patients with Xeroderma pigmentosum. Methods: a total of 19 patients with Xeroderma pigmentosum were investigated for otorhinolaryngological findings. The patients gave their anamnesis and underwent physical examination, audiological tests and endoscopic examination. Results: various malignancies developed in 14 patients on the sun-exposed areas of the head and neck region. Multiple malignancies were found in six of them. There was no other pathological condition secondary to this rare clinical entity. Conclusion: Xeroderma pigmentosum causes skin lesions. Some otolaryngological findings such as rhinitis, sinusitis etc. were thought to be coincidental.
ISSN:0385-8146
1879-1476
DOI:10.1016/S0385-8146(99)00027-9