xeroderma pigmentosum

MeSH: D014983ORPHA: 910

Overview

autosomal recessive disease that is characterized by a deficiency in the ability to repair ultraviolet damage that has material basis in autosomal recessive inheritance of DNA repair

Available Treatments (0)

No treatments linked yet

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Clinical Presentation

Signs and symptoms associated with xeroderma pigmentosum, sourced from HPO and Orphanet clinical annotations.

CryptorchidismHypogonadismAbnormality of the dentitionMicrocephalyHearing impairmentSensorineural hearing impairmentStrabismusKeratitisBlepharitisCataractConjunctival telangiectasiaPhotophobiaEntropionOptic atrophyEctropionDry skinHyperkeratosisThin skinCutaneous photosensitivityMelanocytic nevusTelangiectasiaPoikilodermaHypermelanotic maculeHypopigmented skin patchesPterygiumThickened skinSeizureAtaxiaSpasticityReduced tendon reflexesFrecklingFailure to thriveAlopeciaFeverAbnormality of extrapyramidal motor functionCerebral cortical atrophyEEG abnormalityDevelopmental regressionNeoplasmDelayed skeletal maturationArthralgiaMelanomaAminoaciduriaShort statureDermal atrophyCraniofacial hyperostosisIntellectual disabilityOpacification of the corneal stromaDecreased testicular sizeAnkyloblepharonPeripheral neuropathyFlat nasal alaeErythemaFatigueMaculePapillomaNeoplasm of the eyeCognitive impairmentTelangiectasia of the skin

Classification & Codes

MeSH Code

D014983

Orphanet Code

ORPHA:910
xeroderma pigmentosum
MeSHD014983
OrphanetORPHA:910
Treatments0 drug(s)
Symptoms on record59 signs
Statuspublished
Factual Authority
Last Updated3/20/2026
Clinical DataHPO · Orphanet
Drug DataFDA · EMA · CDSCO
xeroderma pigmentosum | OrphanDrug