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Familial cutaneous photosensitivity and colitis with lethal outcome.
P Labrune1, P Huguet, D Alagille
1Service de Pédiatrie Générale, Hôpital Antoine Béclère, Clamart, France.
Journal of Medical Genetics
|February 1, 1991
Summary
A rare genetic syndrome caused early skin photosensitivity and severe colitis in three siblings, leading to fatal diarrhea. The condition
Area of Science:
- Genetics
- Gastroenterology
- Dermatology
Background:
- A familial syndrome presented with early cutaneous photosensitivity and severe colitis.
- Three out of four siblings exhibited these severe symptoms.
- The condition proved untreatable, resulting in fatal diarrhea.